John H. Gage Iron Planer, c. 1837
name: label: maker
content: Gage, John H.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: John H. Gage made this iron planer in his shop located in Nashua, New Hampshire. Gage’s shop is considered to be the first shop in the nation devoted to the manufacture of machinist's tools. On a planer the cutting tool stays stationary while the workpiece moves back and forth. This configuration allows for precise work on large jobs. The table’s bed length is 44 and 5/16 inches long and 11 and 7/16 inches wide. The table is driven by a 2 inch diameter screw of 1.25 inch pitch.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: Place Made
content: United States: New Hampshire, Nashua
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content: Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
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content: Work
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content: Industry & Manufacturing
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content: Machine Shop
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MC.315150
label: catalog number
content: 315150
label: accession number
content: 217241
objectType: label: Object Name
content: machine tool, metalworking, planer