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PLANE, ONE IRON
1899Subcollections
Overview
Plane, wooden body with shaped metal blade(rusted).
There is a drawing of a lamb in a sling on one end with I & H Sorb & 3/4 on other end.
Historical information
The brand indicates the plane was manufactured in Sheffield, England by one of several companies that used the trademark I & H Sorby over the years. This trademark was introduced before 1849 and was used (with the drawing of a lamb in a sling) in 1938 on the title page of a Turner and Naylor & Co, Ltd. catalogue.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.408
Item type
Objects
Inscriptions and markings
(Lamb) W/- I & H Sorb/ Sheffield Under 3/4
Year
Last modified
Sunday, 30 January, 2022
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