Object number
65/48/5
Creator
Description
Moulding plane, used for creating profiles, from Froude, in Checkendon, Oxon.. Made by T. Colling's, Reading'.
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. It is marked 'T. Colling's // Reading' (possibly 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 'T. Hathaway' (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].’
Production place
Reading
Object name
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Associated subject
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External document
- 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
