German Smoothing Plane
name: label: associated user
content: unknown
notes: label: Description
content: This is a European style smooth plane with a mismatched Butcher double iron. The bottom was re-soled with a new slab of hardwood and the tips of the horn and right cheek are chipped away. There is no maker’s mark, this could have been removed with the original sole.
label: Description
content: Prior to coming to the Smithsonian Institution, the John R. Gerwig Collection Jr. was displayed in Mr Gerwig’s business offices at the J. Raymond Gerwig Company Inc, Builders Contractors.
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content: Work and Industry: Hand Tools
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1977.1101.0441
label: accession number
content: 1977.1101
label: catalog number
content: 1977.1101.0441
label: collector/donor number
content: 425
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Plane
label: Other Terms
content: Drill; Plane; Rotary & Screw-Based Tools; Hand Tools
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 3/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 21.2725 cm x 5.715 cm x 5.715 cm