Object number
65/48/4
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Description
Moulding plane, used for creating profiles from Froude, in Checkendon, Oxon.. Made by Moon, 145 St Martins Land.
One of twelve moulding planes, used for creating profiles in wood, from the workshop of Froude [?] in Checkendon, Oxfordshire. It has a beech stock with a boxwood insert; the cutting iron is missing. It is marked 'Moon // 145 St Martins Land' (the name of the manufacturer), 'W. Taylor' (possibly the name of a previous owner of the plane - seven of the twelve planes are marked with this name), and 'R. Perman' (possibly another previous owner).
Physical description
1 moulding plane: wood (beech); metal; good condition
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue’ form – ‘PLANE (MOULDING) // Crafts–wood–wains // 65/48/(12) // Mr Dalston from workshop of Froude [?], Checkendon, Oxon // 12 moulding planes, all of beech, some with box inserts. // [pencil sketch].’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6426.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6427.tif - High resolution image
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_6428.tif - High resolution image
