Object Number 1995.0006.299 A- C

Object Name

Tool (for wood) (Plane blade)

Category

Tools

Credit Line/Donor

The Alexander Forbes Tool Collection

Creator (Role)

Butcher, William & Sam (Maker)
Goodman, "British Planemakers form 1700" (1978), 168.

Place of Origin

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1824-1900

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; On blade, near top; "W. BUTCHER/7/(B)--->+/WARRANTED/CAST STEEL"

Materials

Iron; Steel

Dimensions (inches)

0.6 (H) , 6.93 (L) , 2.31 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

1.5 (H) , 17.62 (L) , 5.87 (W)

Measurement Notes

Cap iron length is 13.2cm. Each iron's height is 0.3cm. The screw head is 0.5cm high.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] White, William. 1871 White's General and Commercial Directory of Sheffield and All the Boroughs, Parishes, Townships, and Villages Within a Distance of Twenty Miles.
• See entry for William and Samuel Butcher for an illustration of Butcher Company mark.
[Book] Goodman, W. L. 1978 British Plane Makers from 1700: 2nd Edition.
• For information on William and Sam Butcher's dates of activity, see page 168.