Object number
65/48/11
Creator
Description
One of twelve moulding planes, used for creating profiles in wood, from the workshop of Froude [?] in Checkendon, Oxfordshire. It has a beech stock and is marked 'W. Sarjent // West St. // Reading' (a Reading tool merchant and manufacturer), 'W. Taylor' (possibly the name of a previous owner of the plane - seven of the twelve planes are marked with this name) and 'Warranted'.
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
West Street [Reading]
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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
