Object Number 1975.0267.001

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Grooving plane)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the Claneil Foundation

Creator (Role)

Joseph Fuller (Maker)
May 3, 1746-May 3, 1822
Directory of American Toolmakers, pg 111. Pollak and Pollak, "A Guide to the Makers of American Wooden Planes," pg. 158-159.

Place of Origin

Providence, Rhode Island, United States, North America

Date

1820-1832

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Toe; Stamped incuse in block lettering, "JO, FULLER"
2. Mark; Toe; Stamped incuse in block lettering, "PROVIDENCE"
3. Mark; Toe; Stamped incuse in block lettering, "N [middle dot] B"

Materials

Wood; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

6.25 (H) , 9.62 (L) , 1.87 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.88 (H) , 24.45 (L) , 4.76 (W)

Measurement Notes

Measurements of individual components: A) Stock: L=24.5 cm, W= 2.3 cm, H=8.5 cm B) Depth: Stop L=8.3, W=.5 cm, H=2.2 cm C) Turnscrew: L=2.8 cm, W=1 cm, H= 2.7 cm D) Iron (at toe) L=16 cm, W=.6 cm, H= .4 cm E) Wedge: L=14.8 cm, W= 1.5 cm, H=.6 cn F) Iron (at center): L=18.7 cm, W=.6cm H=.3 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 330
[Book] Kijowski, Gene W. 1990 Directory of American Tool Makers Colonial Times to 1899.
• pg 111