Collection Highlights
Fraktur: Birth and Baptism certificate of Joseph Flor
Date:
1811
Object Number:
PR.022.13
Medium:
Hand-colored print
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
carpenter's plane
Object Number:
1948.391
Date:
ca. 1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 14.6 x 20.3 x 7 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on block front: "GREENFIELD TOOL CO./GREENFIELD, MASS"; illegible mark on blade
Description:
Wooden smoothing plane composed of a boat -shaped stock perforated by a central opening through which a double blade is inserted a downward angle and tightened with a wooden wedge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. John M. Willard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
