| Items available for Education Loans from The Davistown | 19-May- |
| Tools |
| Hollow plane | 91417T1 |
| 9 1/2" long, 2" wide, 1 5/8" hollow, 3 1/4" tall body |
| signed "JDR"; "CP" |
| Hollow plane | 111117T1 |
| 9 7/8" long, 3 1/4" tall body, 5/8" wide |
| signed "I+B; IN" |
| Hollow plane | 8617T1 |
| 9 5/16" long, 1 5/16" wide, 3 1/2" tall body |
| signed "IO" |
| This plane has chamfered edges and an early looking signature but is made out of beech |
| Molding plane | 33002T1L |
| 10 1/2" long, 11/16" wide concave cutter |
| unsigned |
| This is a typical generic homemade molding plane. |
| Rabbet plane | 30202T4 |
| 17 3/8" long, 7/8" wide blade | photo |
| signed "J.R. Tolman Hanover Mass" |
| DATM (Nelson 1999) indicates Tolman was born in 1787 and was making planes in S. |
| Scituate, MA, by the 1820s. Tolman made planes specifically for the shipbuilding industries |
| and was one of New England's most prolific planemakers specializing in spar planes during this |
| Razee-style rabbet plane | 22411T14 |
| 10" long, 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" |
| signed "MOULSON BROTHERS" "WARRENTED" and "CAST STEEL" on the blade; "Wm ASH |
| & Co" and "CAST STEEL" on the cap iron; "J. L. LEE" on body, probably an owner |
| Round plane | 81918T1 |
| 9 3/8" long, 3 1/4" tall body, 1 1/16" wide |
| signed "E : W" |
| This is one of a number of planes in the museum collection with a two initial signature. These |
| are likely hardware dealer's marks. |
| Table rounding plane | 82717T1 |
| 9 5/8" long, 3" tall body, 1" wide |
| signed "J.H"; "SN" |
| This plane has two unidentified sets of initials stamped in the nose. |
| SubCategor | Woodworking: Planes Made in Maine |
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