H4090.233A

10.25 in HIGH x 9.25 in WIDE x 5 in DEEP
(26.03 cm HIGH x 23.49 cm WIDE x 12.70 cm DEEP)
Gift of Douglas Kline
H4090.233A


groving plane. Material: wood; Description: a groving plane with a metal keel for a bottom and a wooden side rail or guage. made by I & H soft/. made by Greenfield Tool Co. Reenfield, Mass. No. 535, marked "T. L. Prevost." From the History Information Station: Object: Plough plane withe adjustable fence, marked "T.L.Prevost" and manufactured by the Greenfield Tool Co., Greenfield, Massachusetts. History: Plough, or plow, planes came in several forms and were used to cut grooves in the edges of boards. Today, plough planes are largely obsolete. They have been replaced by electric routers and shapers, or by readily available wood moldings produced in factories.

Used: carpentry | California?

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