Object Number 1995.0006.193 A- C

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Smooth plane)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

The Alexander Forbes Tool Collection

Creator (Role)

William Butcher (Maker)
1791-1870

Place of Origin

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Parallel Iron; "W. BUTCHER" stamped incuse and partially effaced in a semi-circle above a set of 3 symbols: a "B" inside a circle, an arrow and a Maltese Cross
2. Mark; Parallel Iron; "WARRANTED" "CAST STEEL" stamped incuse
3. Mark; Cap Iron; "W. BUTCHER" "SHEFFIELD" stamped incuse and followed by a set of 3 symbols: a "B" inside a circle, an arrow and a Maltese Cross

Materials

Wood; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

4.8 (H) , 7.8 (L) , 3 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

12.2 (H) , 19.8 (L) , 7 (W)

Measurement Notes

This plane has 3 pieces. The measurement details above are the measurements of the assembled plane.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Tweedale, Geoffrey. 1987 Sheffield Steel and America: A Century of Commercial and Technological Interdependence 1830 - 1930.
• pg 114 - 116 (Butcher information)
[Book] Goodman, W. L. 1968 British Plane Makers from 1700.
• 168 (1978 edition)