Gage Tool Co. Handled Jack Plane

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Gage Tool Co. handled jack plane.

Gage Tool Co. handled jack plane.

Name/Title

Gage Tool Co. Handled Jack Plane

Entry/Object ID

2021.10.46

Description

Gage Tool Co. handled Jack plane.

Use

A jack plane is a general-purpose woodworking bench plane, used for dressing timber down to size in preparation for truing and/or edge jointing. The versality of the jack plane has led to it being the most common bench plane in use.

Acquisition

Accession

2021.10

Source or Donor

Chuck Koch

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Gage Tool Co.

Date made

circa 1885

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

End of wood

Transcription

Gage Tool Co.

Type

Inscription

Location

Other end on wood

Transcription

2

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Class

Woodworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Dimensions

Height

5 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Length

9-1/4 in

Material

Wood, Metal