TRYING PLANE
1926 - 1938Long, rectangular section body with a handle installed midway to the rear portion, a square section slot to accommodate the blade is about halfway along the upper body while a smaller rectangular slot for the blade projection is in the lower surface.
The name [A.K.DUNCAN] has been stamped in several places on the body over a similar name stamp, obliterating the original inscription. A trying plane, also known as a jointer plane or try plane, is a tool used to straighten and flatten edges and other surfaces.
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 trying plane, also known as a jointer plane or try plane, is a tool used to straighten and flatten edges and other surfaces. Alex Mathieson and Son (Est. 1792) were a Scottish hand tool company, leading in the creation of hand tools.
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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.
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