Groove Plow Plane

Object/Artifact

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Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

Groove Plow Plane

Description

Beech wood and iron groove plow plane Has a fence and a metal plate. Its iron blade ends with a steel cutting edge.

Made/Created

Artist

American, unknown

Manufacturer

Greenfield Tool Company

Date made

1860 - 1870

Time Period

Mid 19th Century

Place

City

Greenfield

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Notes

Made about 1866.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Stamp

Transcription

"Greenfield Tool Co. / Greenfield, Mass. / No. 352"

Notes

The Greenfield Tool Company operated from 1851 until 1883.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

3.8 cm

Length

24 cm

Dimension Notes

The cutting blade is only .5 cm wide. Matching sets of Tongue and Groove Planes were available in blade sizes ranging from 1/8th to one full inch in increments of 1/8th of an inch.

Material

Metal (iron), Wood (Beech), Metal (steel)

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good