Beading Moulding Plane

Object/Artifact

Lincoln County Historical Association

Name/Title

Beading Moulding Plane

Description

Beech wood beading moulding plane designed for a double box bead. Its iron blade ends with a steel cutting edge. There are about six ways of boxing a bead. In this case two splines indicate this is a double box bead.

Made/Created

Artist

American, unknown

Manufacturer

G and E. Baldwin

Date made

1830 - 1840

Time Period

Mid 19th Century

Place

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Notes

Made about 1835.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Stamp

Transcription

G + E Baldwin / N. York"; "6/8"; "G J B"

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

4 cm

Length

24 cm

Dimension Notes

Width of cutting blade: 2/2 cm

Material

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good