Barrel Top Smoothing Plane with Iron Blade

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Barrel Top Smoothing Plane

Barrel Top Smoothing Plane

Name/Title

Barrel Top Smoothing Plane with Iron Blade

Entry/Object ID

2021.10.31

Description

Barrel top smoothing plane with iron blade used for barrel making.

Acquisition

Accession

2021.10

Source or Donor

Chuck Koch

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

William Greaves

Date made

circa 1724 - circa 1877

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Blade

Transcription

W. Greaves Warranted Cast-Steel

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Length

13 in

Material

Wood, Metal