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Tool (for wood) (Bead plane)
John and Lester Denison
1845-1876
Category
Tools
Creator/Artist/Maker
John and Lester Denison (Maker)
Place of Origin
Saybrook; Connecticut; Middlesex; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Iron
- Boxwood
- Beech
Museum Object Number
1995.0006.235 A- C
Credit Line/Donor
The Alexander Forbes Tool Collection
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Object Number
1995.0006.235 A- C
Object Name
Tool (for wood) (Bead plane)
Category
Tools - The Alexander Forbes Tool Collection
Creator (Role)
John and Lester Denison (Maker)
Place of Origin
Saybrook; Connecticut; Middlesex; New England; United States; North America
Date
1845-1876
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Toe
Inscription: Stamped incuse inside serrated rectangle: "J & L DENISON/SAYBROOK"
Type: Inscription
Location: Heel
Inscription: Stamped incuse: "7/8"
Type: Mark
Location: Iron
Inscription: Stamped incuse (partly effaced) "W [...]SH & CO"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Iron
- Boxwood
- Beech
Dimensions (inches)
6 (H) x 2.68 (W) x 9.375 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
15.24 (H) x 6.82 (W) x 23.813 (L)
Measurement Notes
Measurements listed above per previous cataloguer. Measurements of components: A) Stock L=24 cm, W=6.5 cm, H=2.2 cm B) Wedge L=18 cm, W=1.5 cm, H=2.2 cm, C) Iron L=20 cm, W=5.5 cm, H=.3 cm
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Salaman, Raphael Arthur. 1990 Dictionary of Woodworking Tools c. 1700 -1970 and tools of allied trades.
• pg 338Book: Whelan, John M. 1993 The Wooden Plane: Its History, Form and Function. 503.
• pg 200-205Book: Kijowski, Gene W. 1990 Directory of American Tool Makers Colonial Times to 1899.
• pg 80