Object Number 1957.0093.057 A- C

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Smoothing plane)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Robert Bewley (Maker)

Auburn Tool Co (Maker)

Place of Origin

Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Stock

Secondary Place of Origin

Auburn, Cayuga, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Iron

Date

1798-1845

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Stock, on heel; Stamped in block letters "BEWLEY" "WARRANTED"
2. Mark; Stock, on heel; Stamped in block letters inside a serrate rectangle. "DOMINY" (two times)
3. Mark; Iron; Stamped (partly effaced) on the iron AUBU[RN TOOL C..]

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Wood; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

5.5 (H) , 7.68 (L) , 2.75 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

13.97 (H) , 19.52 (L) , 6.99 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements for components: A) Stock: L=19.5 cm, W= 7 cm, H= 5.9 cm B) Iron: L= 18.4 cm, W= 5.1 cm, H= 1.2 cm

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Salaman, Raphael Arthur. 1990 Dictionary of Woodworking Tools c. 1700 -1970 and tools of allied trades.
• pg 360
[Book] Whelan, John M. 1993 The Wooden Plane: Its History, Form and Function. 503.
• pg 49-51
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• pg 123-125 This type of plane discussed (but not this specific object)
[Book] Goodman, W. L. 1968 British Plane Makers from 1700.
• pg 101