TRYING PLANE BLADE

1926 - 1938
Overview

Blade is rectangular with one end sharpened to a cutting edge, the opposite end is tapered and has text stamped on it. About the centre of the blade is a longitudinal slot through which a screw passes and communicates with the depth plate which also has text stamped on it.

1 Blade.
2 Depth adjuster.

Historical information

Tools used by Charles Duncan in his Blacksmith and Wheelright shop. The shop was called Duncan & McNamee and was located on the corner of Jull Street and Third Road, Armadale. It was open from 1926-1938. Alex Mathieson and Son (Est. 1792) were a Scottish hand tool company, leading in the creation of hand tools.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK1993.94B
Material
Width
177 mm
Height or length
21 mm
Depth
54 mm
Inscriptions and markings

Text on 1 [ALEX MATHIESON & SON / WARRENTED / trade mark / CAST STEEL] on 2 [A . MATHIESON & SON / trade mark / GLASGOW / SOLID STEEL / WARRENTED]

Place made
Glasgow
Scotland
United Kingdom
Statement of significance

This object is part of a collection that represents the commercial history of the City of Armadale. It represents the many different businesses that have operated in the local area and how those businesses have evolved over time. Businesses play an important role within a community, they provide wanted and needed goods and services, employment, income and opportunities to the local community. They can also operate as important social connectors, places where people gathered and engaged with other members of the community.

Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Rare or representative
Well provenanced
City of Armadale - History House

City of Armadale - History House

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