Object number
75/122/1-4
Creator
Description
A jack plane or fore plane, known as a 'go faster plane' in Berkshire, is a woodworking tool used in the preliminary levelling of rough surfaces. The stock is made of beech and the blade of steel. The plane is stamped 'Taylor & Gillard, Reading', 'John Moseley & Son, Broad Street, Bloomsbury, London' and 'W. Simmons', the latter being the name of a previous owner. The plane is said to have been used in the Reading area.
Physical description
1 plane: wood
Archival history
MERL Catalogue Form (temporary) – ‘Object name: PLANE, jack // Class: CRAFTS WOOD // … // Notes: Said to have been used in the Reading area. Stamped front of plane body: Taylor & Gillard // READING // & // JOHN MOSELEY & SON // 54–55 BROAD ST. BLOOMSBURY // LONDON // back of plane body & shaft for blade // owner’s name W. SIMMONS’
Production place
Broad Street [Camden]
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Associated subject
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_13277.tif - High resolution image
