Wood plane
date: label: Date
content: mid 19th-mid 20th century
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Owned by
content: Acacia Historical Arts International, Inc., American, founded 1989
notes: label: Description
content: A wood plane. The plane has a wooden body and it is missing its blade and wedge. The cheek and eye have been carved out of the center of the body. The sides of the plane are squared, as is the heel and the toe. The handle is inserted into the hole near the heel and stands ninety degrees to the body of the plane and is held in pace with a single flat head screw. There is a repair on one side with two (2) bent nails. Riveted to the other side is a small metal plate with a stylized [H] embossed slightly off center. The bottom of the plane has a mouth, a narrow rectangular cutout for the missing blade.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Building Arts
label: Topic
content: Labor
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.108.23.42
objectType: label: Type
content: planes (tools)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 6 7/8 × 15 15/16 × 2 3/4 in. (17.5 × 40.5 × 7 cm)