Stanley Rule & Level Co. metal hand plane? with wooden handle and orange details, from the collection of John Ucovich, early 1900s

Name/Title

Stanley Rule & Level Co. metal hand plane? with wooden handle and orange details, from the collection of John Ucovich, early 1900s

Entry/Object ID

2025.110.15

Description

Acc. No. 25.110.15 Subject Category: Businesses of Alameda, Citizens of Alameda Date or Period: early 1900s Object: tool Description: Metal tool with wooden handle and large wooden knob, orange detailing and wide blade at the bottom. Original tag had number U15. Inscribed “Stanley.” Size: approx. 9.5” W by 5.5” T History of Object: metal tool, part of a collection of carpentry tools, owned by John Ucovich (presumed), an immigrant carpenter from Montenegro. John Ucovich moved to Alameda around 1925, and ran a trucking business in Oakland. By 1938 John (aged 61) lived with his wife, Myrtle May, at 775 Santa Clara. He died as the result of injuries sustained after being run over by a streetcar on March 28, 1938. Acquired from: Ron Ucovich Donation Date: before 2018 Catalog Date: 12/1/2025