Museum object · Slavery and Freedom Objects
Plow plane made by Cesar Chelor
1753-1784
Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A wooden plow plane. The fence and stems of the tool are joined with wooden pegs. The stems slide through square openings in the body. The metal blade, at top, has a wooden blade edge. Wooden screws tighten to hold the stems in place at the decided width. On side of the body, vertically in relief, is [CE (illegible) / LIVING IN / WRENTHAM / AL]. There are cracks on the wedge, stock, and stems.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2023.8.1
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