Object Number 1975.0267.015

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Molding 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" "PROVIDENCE"
2. Mark; Toe; Stamped incuse in serrated oval "D [middle dot] F"
3. Mark; Heel; "7/8"

Materials

Wood; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

6 (H) , 10 (L) , 1 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15 (H) , 25.5 (L) , 2.5 (W)

Measurement Notes

Plane was catalogued assembled.

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 338
[Book] Kijowski, Gene W. 1990 Directory of American Tool Makers Colonial Times to 1899.
• pg 111