TONGUING PLANE BLADE

1926 - 1938
Overview

Thin piece of metal, the bottom section is rectangular for 48mm and the cutting edge is shaped to produce the tongue section on floor boards. The remainder (138mm) of the blade is narrow and elongated.
Eighteen in Roman numerals has been ground into the thin section of the blade on the opposite side to the makers marks shown below.

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. It was open from 1926-1938.
A. Mathieson & Sons were a Scottish tool company. Generations of the family were involved within the business. Advertising included the creation of planes and edge tools. It entered liquidation in 1952.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-33-AK1993.90B
Material
Width
1.3000 cm
Height or length
18.9000 cm
Depth
0.3000 cm
Inscriptions and markings

[MATHIESON] Stamped on thin section of the blade

Place made
Glasgow
Scotland
United Kingdom
Year
1926
Year End
1938
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
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