TONGUING PLANE
1926 - 1938Body of the plane is a basic rectangular shape, flat one side while the other is stepped about a third from the top. It has a tapering rectangular slot from top to bottom to accommodate the blade and wedge while on the shorter side section has an open groove to eject the shavings.
The bottom edge has a relieved portion with a ridge of material running parallel to the side.
Makers name and TM stamped on one end and ¼.A tonguing plane cuts both the tongue and groove.
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.
A tonguing plane cuts both the tongue and groove.
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Text [A. MATHIESON & SONS / TM / GLASGOW]
Scotland
United Kingdom
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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