Object Number 1957.0093.058 A- C

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Compass plane)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

Samuel Newbould (Maker)
Bibliography: Goodman. "British Planemakers from 1700" (1978). pg. 173.

Place of Origin

East Hampton, New York, Long Island, United States, North America

Secondary Origin Notes

Blade made by S. Newbould, Sheffield, England, 1787-1841.

Date

1806

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Stock, on toe; Stamped in block lettering "DOMINY" in a serrated rectangle
2. Inscription; Stock, on toe; Incised "1806"
3. Mark; Iron; Stamped in block lettering "NEWBOULD"

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Beech, American; Iron; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

4 (H) , 7 (L) , 2.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

10 (H) , 17 (L) , 6.3 (W)

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 315
[Book] Whelan, John M. 1993 The Wooden Plane: Its History, Form and Function. 503.
• pg 155-57
[Book] Hummel, Charles F. 1968 With Hammer in Hand: The Dominy Craftsmen of East Hampton, New York.
• Published: fig 65 B, pg 103