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Tool (for wood) (Plane parallel iron)
Ward & Payne
Category
Tools
Creator/Artist/Maker
Ward & Payne
Place of Origin
Sheffield; South Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Iron
- Steel
Museum Object Number
1995.0006.294
Credit Line/Donor
The Alexander Forbes Tool Collection
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Object Number
1995.0006.294
Object Name
Tool (for wood) (Plane parallel iron)
Category
Tools - The Alexander Forbes Tool Collection
Creator (Role)
Ward & Payne
Place of Origin
Sheffield; South Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Company addresses: 110 West Street (1860 - 1881), Limbrick Works (1885 - 1914)
"Some 19th Century Woodworking Tools" gives a starting date of 1845 for this company (pg. 182)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Center of cutting iron
Inscription: "WARD" Stamped underneath a thick reversed "U" with the symbol of crossed hammers flanked by the letters"W P" "WARRANTED" surrounds the "U"
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Iron
- Steel
Techniques
- Cast
Dimensions (inches)
0.37 (H) x 2.1 (W) x 7 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
0.95 (H) x 5.3 (W) x 19 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Goodman, W. L. 1968 British Plane Makers from 1700.
• Pg 175Book: Salaman, Raphael Arthur. 1990 Dictionary of Woodworking Tools c. 1700 -1970 and tools of allied trades.
• pg 300, fig 446Book: Roberts, Kenneth D. 1980 Some 19th Century English Woodworking Tools: Edge and Joiner Tools and Bit Braces.
• pg 182