Object number
60/413
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Description
This is a pole shave, or rounder plane, used to round, shave or smooth out poles such as rake handles and wheel spokes. It has an unpolished ash stock with straight handles and a steel blade marked 'Tho Ibbotson & Co // Warranted Cast Steel'. The shave belonged to Mr W. W. Field, a wheelwright in Winson, Gloucestershire. Mr Field retired circa 1960 and the business closed.
Physical description
1 rounder plane: wood (ash); metal (cast steel); good condition
Production place
Sheffield
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External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_5521.tif - High resolution image
