Brass & Wood Spiers Ayr Woodworking Plane

Object/Artifact

Railway Village Museum

Spiers Ayr Woodworking Plane

Name/Title

Brass & Wood Spiers Ayr Woodworking Plane

Entry/Object ID

2021.10.35

Description

Brass and wood 9" long coffin shape Spiers Ayr woodworking smoothing plane.

Use

Smoothing planes were used to smooth wood surfaces.

Acquisition

Accession

2021.10

Source or Donor

Chuck Koch

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Stewart Spiers

Date made

circa 1840 - circa 1910

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

Front of brass

Transcription

Spiers Ayr

Type

Inscription

Location

Top of blade

Transcription

Marples & Sons Hibernia Warranted Steel

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

2 in

Length

9 in

Material

Wood, Brass, Metal