Plow plane made by Francis Nicholson

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 short end of the body, vertically in relief, is [F*NICHOLSON / WRENTHAM]. Taped on same end, black ink on discolored paper, is [23]. There are cracks on the stock and stems. There is evidence of older dents and abrasions, but the entire plane has a dark stain obscuring the damage from past use.

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