Plane, Molding

Name/Title

Plane, Molding

Entry/Object ID

2013.15.1.35

Description

Molding plane (makes grooves but not from tongue-and-groove set), wood rectangle, No. 8 (radius), diagonal cut top to bottom for blade and holder, 1 1/4"w blade with rounded end set back 1/2", marked "J.H. Wheeler" [previous owner] at back end, marked "OHIO TOOL CO Columbus" at front in arched lettering, "Thos. Holliday & Co. Cin. O."[seller], rounded on bottom,THOS. HOLLIDAY & CO. / CIN. O." [company that sold it] in two lines of arching lettering, JH WHEELER [previous owner of the plane], manufactured by Ohio Tool Co. (Columbus, OH) with sunburst logo, 6"h x 9 1/2"w x 1 5/8"d, 1851-1913. Worman's Tools / "A Field Guide to American Wooden Planes," Thomas Elliott, Astragal Press (abbreviated version of longer work). D imprint, p179 Front tray - middle, 2nd tier

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Ohio Tool Company

Date made

1851 - 1913

Dimensions

Height

6 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Depth

1-5/8 in