Object Number 1957.0093.052 A- C

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Compass plane)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

William Weldon (Maker)
Bibliography: Goodman. "British Planemakers from 1700" (1978). pg. 175.

Nathaniel Dominy V (Maker)
1770-1852
Married Temperance Miller c. 1794. Children: John, Nancy, Felix

Place of Origin

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Secondary Place of Origin

East Hampton, Long Island, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1760-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Iron; Stamped "WELDON" in block letters
2. Mark; Stock, on toe; Stamped "ND" (conjoined in a square)

Subjects

Dominy Family Woodworking

Materials

Beech, American; Iron

Dimensions (inches)

4.62 (H) , 7.31 (L) , 2.25 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

11.75 (H) , 18.57 (L) , 5.72 (W)

Measurement Notes

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