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Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Block plane
... carpenter's tools... plane hand tools carpenter's tools mathieson churchill island ...Alexander Mathieson & Sons Ltd ('& Sons', after c. 1890), of the Saracen Tool Works, Glasgow, advertised as 'manufacturers of planes, mechanical, engineering and edge-tools'. They received 'prize medals' at the London, Melbourne and Edinburgh International Exhibitions of 1851, 1862, 1880 and 1886, in their 'quest for perfection in tools'. Mathieson's vast output included specialised craft implements for coopers, ship's carpenters, tinsmiths and wheelwrights. The firm originated when master plane-maker John Manners opened premises in Saracen Lane, Glasgow, in 1792. 4 Alexander Mathieson (c. 1797–1852) took over his business in 1821, which he gave as the foundation date of his firm. He was later succeeded by his son, Thomas A. Mathieson (1822–1899), a prominent Glasgow magistrate and preceptor of Hutcheson's Hospital charitable institution. In 1854, Mathiesons moved to East Campbell Street, and had opened branches in Edinburgh, Dundee and Liverpool by 1876. The third generation comprised Thomas O. and James H. Mathieson (born 1867), the latter being a Glasgow bailie (councillor), whose estate totalled an enormous £150,939 in 1926. Mathieson's hand- and small machine-tools (e.g. bandsaws and beading machines) were exported worldwide, especially their 'heavy duty auger bits used... for boring railway sleepers'. Wooden smoothing plane with handle. Adjustable via wedge. Borer holes in handle.Ward blade. Plane made by Mathieson & Son Glasgow Best Guaranteed.plane, block plane, hand tools, carpenter's tools, mathieson, churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Block plane, Millers Falls Company, c. 1920s
... carpenter's tools.... block plane hand tools carpenter's tools millers falls co ...This was a specialized plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden custom mouldings such as picture frames, architraves and furniture. The moulding planes were blocks of wear-resistant hardwood which were worked in the shape of the intended mouldings. The blade was formed to the shape of the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. The modern-day router would perform these tasks today.US elm base block plane."Millers Falls Warranted" on blade. "M.D.W" carved on sideblock plane, hand tools, carpenter's tools, millers falls co -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Moulding plane
... carpenter's tools... moulding plane hand tools carpenter's tools ...Angled blade. Elm? Steel blade. Shaped top of wedge. Circle may be what's left of trade mark. Part of a set. Paint spots. plane, moulding plane, hand tools, carpenter's tools -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Moulding plane
... carpenter's tools... these tasks today. plane moulding plane hand tools carpenter's tools ...This was a specialized plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden custom mouldings such as picture frames, architraves and furniture. The moulding planes were blocks of wear-resistant hardwood which were worked in the shape of the intended mouldings. The blade was formed to the shape of the intended moulding profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. The modern-day router would perform these tasks today. Oak body, rosewood base, steel blade and brass base. Some paint spots. (Doesn't need handle).plane, moulding plane, hand tools, carpenter's tools -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Coping plane
... carpenter's tools.... plane hand tools carpenter's tools coping plane ...This was a specialized plane used for making the complex shapes found in wooden custom mouldings such as picture frames, architraves and furniture. The planes were blocks of wear-resistant hardwood which were worked in the shape of the intended mouldings. The blade was formed to the shape of the intended profile and secured in the body of the plane with a wooden wedge. The modern-day router would perform these tasks today.Hand made from scrap wood. Hardwood - file has been converted to a blade for making inlays.plane, hand tools, carpenter's tools, coping plane -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Level
... carpenter's tools.... level carpenter's tools hand tools churchill island ...The wood level has been around for over 100 years and this type is called a spirit level. It gets its name from the mineral spirit solution which is inside the level. The level is used to indicate how parallel (level) or perpendicular (plumb) a surface is relative to the earth. The spirit level is placed on the surface, if the surface is level the bubble in the tube will be in the centre between the lines, if the bubble is either side of the lines then the surface has a slope.Paint spots and wear at grooves. Wood, glass bubbles, brass cover over bubble. Round maker's seal missing.level, carpenter's tools, hand tools, churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - mallet
... carpenter's tools.... mallet woodwork carpenter's tools churchill island ...This mallet is of a basic construction. It is a rough shaped head which has been reinforced with rivets. The handle is slim in relation to the mallet head. Timber mallets were used to knock timber pieces together.Wooden mallet, with a rectangular replacement handle affixed to a large block of wood. Two rusted rivets are affixed through the top of the block, which is missing a chunk from one side. mallet, woodwork, carpenter's tools, churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Mallet Head
... carpenter's tools... or building furniture. mallet woodwork carpenter's tools ...This oblong wooden head would have been attached to a timber handle. The mallet would be used to drive timber pieces together for repairs or building furniture.Oblong shaped mallet head, with indentation for handle visible.mallet, woodwork, carpenter's tools -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - 10" Spofford Brace, Mathieson
... carpenter's tools... carpenter's tools spofford brace churchill island Mathieson ...This brace would be used to drill into timber. A drill bit would be inserted into one end of the brace and then placed on the timber where the hole is to be drilled. The other end of the brace would be placed against the user’s abdomen, with one hand holding the brace firmly then the free hand would be used to turn the centre of the brace and drill the hole. This type of drilling method was used prior to the use of the electric drill. This brace appears to have been made by the firm of Alexander Mathieson & Sons from Glasgow, Scotland. Alexander Mathieson & Sons Ltd ('& Sons', after c. 1890), of the Saracen Tool Works, Glasgow, advertised as 'manufacturers of planes, mechanical, engineering and edge-tools'. They received 'prize medals' at the London, Melbourne and Edinburgh International Exhibitions of 1851, 1862, 1880 and 1886, in their 'quest for perfection in tools'. Mathieson's vast output included specialised craft implements for coopers, ship's carpenters, tinsmiths and wheelwrights. The firm originated when master plane-maker John Manners opened premises in Saracen Lane, Glasgow, in 1792. 4 Alexander Mathieson (c. 1797–1852) took over his business in 1821, which he gave as the foundation date of his firm. He was later succeeded by his son, Thomas A. Mathieson (1822–1899), a prominent Glasgow magistrate and preceptor of Hutcheson's Hospital charitable institution. In 1854, Mathiesons moved to East Campbell Street, and had opened branches in Edinburgh, Dundee and Liverpool by 1876. The third generation comprised Thomas O. and James H. Mathieson (born 1867), the latter being a Glasgow bailie (councillor), whose estate totalled an enormous £150,939 in 1926. Mathieson's hand- and small machine-tools (e.g. bandsaws and beading machines) were exported worldwide, especially their 'heavy duty auger bits used... for boring railway sleepers'. Iron carpenter's brace, metal handle, rotating knob, thumb screw, rustedATMIEBON (x) Mathiesonbrace, woodwork, carpenter's tools, spofford brace, churchill island -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Tool - Smoothing Plane
... carpenter's tools.... plane hand tools carpenter's tools ...The left hand guides the plane over a plank and the right hand thrusts the plane forward. The plane would remove shavings of timber until smooth. This plane has been adapted and repaired . The adaptation to tongue and groove would allow the plane to cut a tongue and then swivel to cut a matching groove. The resulting joins gave a strong snug edge to edge fit of planks. These wide panels would be used for flooring, wall paneling or furniture e.g. table tops. Tongue and groove work would take time and require accuracy for a smooth finish. Today tongue and groove is bought pre-moulded. Oak smoothing plane with handle and adjustable blade. Adapted to make tongue and groove planking. Base not original. Repairs to throat. Handle split. Borer holes in handle. Wards on blade.plane, hand tools, carpenter's tools -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Carpenters Marker, 1940
... Wooden Carpenters Tool/marker has 2xmetal wing nuts either... Tatura the-murray Carpenters Marker Wooden Carpenters Tool/marker ...Made by internee at Camp 3. Tatura used there as a handtool.Wooden Carpenters Tool/marker has 2xmetal wing nuts either side of adjustable head.Flat piece of metal attached to one side of head with screwstatura, trades, tools -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - File
... Part of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from... of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to Australia ...Part of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaMetal file with pointed endtrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - File
... Part of collection of carpenter's tools used on sailing... faceted end Part of collection of carpenter's tools used ...Part of collection of carpenter's tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaThin round 'rat-tail' file with flat faceted endtrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Centre bits
... Part of collection of Carpenters' tools used on sailing... Casteel Part of collection of Carpenters' tools used on sailing ...Part of collection of Carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to Australia7 metal centre bits of various sizes for drilling in wood.NA987.1 Arthur NA987.2 Marples and Sons 11/16 NA987.3 Larnshaw BRC Sheffield NA987.4 JOHN WILSON Sheffield NA987.5 1 1/4 NA987.6 W.Marples + Sons NA987.7 R.Sorby Casteeltrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Sharpening stone
... Part of collection of Carpenters' tools used on sailing... to contain stone. Part of collection of Carpenters' tools used ...Part of collection of Carpenters' tools used on sailing ship from England to AustraliaSharpening stone which may be natural stone. Set on piece of wood with wooden cover inset inside to contain stone.trades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Scribing Knife
... Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing... with metal tools at each end Part of collection of carpenters' tools ...Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaRound wooden centre with metal tools at each endtrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Mortice Gauge
... Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing... gauge Duncan on stock Part of collection of carpenters' tools ...Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaRosewood and Brass mortice gaugeDuncan on stocktrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Marking Gauge
... Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing... on wooden beam or stem Part of collection of carpenters' tools used ...Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaBeech marking gaugeW B D on wooden beam or stemtrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Shell Bits
... Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing... of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to Australia ...Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to Australia14 shell bits - two different types and in differing sizesThe name Sorby, Mathieson and Ridgway are endorsed on some bits.trades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Nails
... Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing... Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships ...Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to Australia8 hand made nails in various sizestrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - File
... Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing... of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England ...Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaMetal file with pointed endtrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - File
... Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing... of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England ...Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaMetal file with pointed endtrades, carpentry -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Rasp
... Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing... sides Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ...Part of collection of carpenters' tools used on sailing ships from England to AustraliaRasp - type of file with very rough sidestrades, carpentry -
University of Melbourne, Burnley Campus Archives
Book, General Hardware Catalogue
... order sheets at the back . The catalogue includes carpenters... at the back . The catalogue includes carpenters' tools, euipment ...horticultural hardware, hardware, catalogue -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Spirit level, Early to mid-20th century
... instruments, but it did not become a carpenter's tool until... instruments, but it did not become a carpenter's tool until ...The tool is used for establishing a horizontal plane, it consists of a small glass tube containing alcohol or similar liquid and an air bubble. The tube is sealed and fixed horizontally in a wooden or metallic block or frame with a smooth lower surface. The glass tube is slightly bowed, and adjustment to the horizontal is indicated by the movement of the bubble. The device is on a level surface when the bubble is in the middle of the glass tube. The level sensitivity is proportional to the radius of the curvature of the glass. The spirit or bubble level consists of a sealed glass tube containing alcohol and an air bubble. It was invented in 1661 and was first used on telescopes and later on surveying instruments, but it did not become a carpenter's tool until the factory-made models were introduced in the mid-19th century. The circular level, in which a bubble floated under a circular glass to indicate the level in all directions, was invented in 1777. But It lacked the sensitivity of the conventional level.A hand tool that has not changed much since its invention in 1661, this tool is used today and although the materials it is made from have changed it's use has not.Spirit level wooden with two windows one of which has a piece of brass sheet metal protecting it.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, hand tool, spirit level, carpenders tool, builders tool, surveyors instrument -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Level, Mid 19th to mid 20th century
... instruments, but it did not become a carpenter's tool until... a carpenter's tool until the factory-made models were introduced ...The tool is used for establishing a horizontal plane, it consists of a small glass tube containing alcohol or similar liquid and an air bubble. The tube is sealed and fixed horizontally in a wooden or metallic block or frame with a smooth lower surface. The glass tube is slightly bowed, and adjustment to the horizontal is indicated by the movement of the bubble. The device is on a level surface when the bubble is in the middle of the glass tube. The level sensitivity is proportional to the radius of the curvature of the glass. The spirit or bubble level consists of a sealed glass tube containing alcohol and an air bubble. It was invented in 1661 and was first used on telescopes and later on surveying instruments, but it did not become a carpenter's tool until the factory-made models were introduced in the mid-19th century. The circular level, in which a bubble floated under a circular glass to indicate the level in all directions, was invented in 1777. But It lacked the sensitivity of the conventional level.A hand tool that has not changed much since its invention in 1661, this tool is used today and although the materials it is made from have changed it's use has not.Spirit level wooden has 2 glass levels, 1 horizontal & 1 vertical Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Marking Gauge - Carpenter's Tool, c1925
... be cut with a saw. It was an essential tool for carpenters.... Gauge - Carpenter's Tool Carpenter's essential equipment. Used ...Used from the mid 1920s to mark timber so that it could be cut with a saw. It was an essential tool for carpenters.Used by Alan Tyers who worked for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria on the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme.Carpenter's essential equipment. Used for marking timber so it can be cut with a saw. Wooden screw on the side allows the square wooden block to slide along the length of wood which is almost square at the end but with 2 flat sides and 2 rounded sides. Plated with 2 strips of brass on the square block. Sold for 1/3 in the 1920s. There is a nail through one end. carpenter, cabinet maker, secv, tool, marples, marking gauge -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Marking Gauge, 19th to 20th century
... , wood worker or carpenter. The hand tool shows signs of much use... such as a cabinet maker, wood worker or carpenter. The hand tool shows signs ...This marking gauge has a round head. It is a hand-powered tool and is used to measure and mark a scribed line onto the surface of the wood for the purpose of cutting or aligning. It would have been used by a tradesperson such as a cabinet maker, wood worker or carpenter. The hand tool shows signs of much use. It appears to be appreciated as a tool due to the initials carved into the side of the block. The marking gauge is an example of a hand powered woodworking tool used over the past few centuriesMarking gauge: wooden staff with half-round block secured by a wedge. there is a metal marker on one end. Inscription "WS" crudely engraved in end of block.Carved "W.S."flagstaff hill, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, shipwreck coast, hand tool, woodwork, marking gauge, w.s., measuring tool -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tools, Spokeshave steel ornate, c1900
... , joiners, coach, gun, cabinet and carpenters tools to his line... and detachable blades had become the most common. Preston Tools ...A spokeshave is a tool used to shape and smooth wooden rods and shafts - often for use as wheel spokes, chair legs . Spokeshaves can be made from flat-bottom, concave, or convex soles, depending on the type of job to be performed. Spokeshaves can include one or more sharpened notches along which the wooden shaft is pulled in order to shave it down to the proper diameter. Historically, spokeshave blades were made of metal, whilst the body and handles were wood. An early design consisted of a metal blade with a pair of tangs to which the wooden handles were attached. Like a plane, spokeshaves typically have a sole plate that fixes the angle of the blade relative to the surface being worked. By the twentieth century metal handles and detachable blades had become the most common. Preston Tools was an English tool making company also known as E.P. Tools and Edward Preston Tools. Edward Preston Sr. (1805-1883) was first listed as a plane maker at 77 Lichfield Street in the 1833 Birmingham Directory but it is believed he may have started business there as early as 1825. Around 1850 his son, Edward Preston Jr. (1835-1908) left school to join his father's business and he later started up his own "wood and brass spirit level manufactory" at 97-1/2 Lichfield Street by 1864. By 1866 Edward Jr. had added planes, routers, joiners, coach, gun, cabinet and carpenters tools to his line, and the following year he moved his shop from his father's address and relocated to 26 Newton Street, before moving again to a much larger premises at 22-24 Whittall Street. This later became the office and factory of Edward Preston and Sons, who were forced to liquidate in 1934, due mainly to the Great Depression and mismanagement of the company. The plane making concern was sold to the Sheffield firm of C. & J. Hampton, who had subsequently merged in 1932 with Record Ridgeway Ltd.An ornate steel spokeshave wood plane with an adjustable screw.PRESTONS PATENTwoodwork, tools, spokeshave, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, woodplanes, craftwork, bicycle wheels, furniture, cabinetmaking, cartwheels, wagons, drays, preston edward, preston tools ltd -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Tool - Wood moulding Plane, Edward Preston & Sons, Early 20th century
... , and carpenters tools to his line, and the following year he moved his..., joiners, coach, gun, cabinet, and carpenters tools to his line ...By the end of the nineteenth century, the firm of Edward Preston & Sons was founded in 1825, becoming one of England's leading makers of hand tools and in many ways a British counterpart to America's "Stanley" for its wide range of quality utilitarian tools at affordable prices. Edward Preston Sr. (1798–1883) was first listed as a plane-maker at 77 Lichfield Street in the Birmingham Directory of 1833, but later listings and advertisements assert that the business was started in 1825. Preston is likewise recorded as a plane-maker living with his family in Lichfield Street in the 1841 census, at which time his younger son Edward was 6 years old. Around 1850, his son Edward left school to join his father's business and is recorded in the 1851 census as a plane-maker at his father's address. He appears to have been quite a talented and resourceful young man, as he had later been able to start up his own "wood and brass spirit level manufacturing business at 97½ Lichfield Street by 1864. By 1866, Edward Jnr had added planes, routers, joiners, coach, gun, cabinet, and carpenters tools to his line, and the following year he moved his shop from his father's address and relocated to 26 Newton Street, before moving again to much larger premises at 22–24 Whittall Street. This location became known as the Whittall Works and later was the office and factory of Edward Preston & Sons, Ltd. In 1889 Edward Preston Jnr and his three sons were brought into the firm and the name was changed to Edward Preston & Sons, becoming Edward Preston & Sons Ltd on incorporation in 1898. Part of the firm's output was a healthy line of malleable and gun-metal planes and patent adjustable iron smoothers, shoulder planes, bull-nose, and block planes - a range that was expanded in later years. The 1901 catalog shows several styles of planes that were unique to the Preston brand, along with the usual styles which had already been set by other makers. The death of Edward Preston Jnr was reported in the Lichfield Mercury of 26 September 1913. "Mr. Preston was decided of an innovative turn of mind," the newspaper wrote, "as many of the machines in use at his works, as well as of the tools produced were the invention of himself and his three sons, who now manage the business." The report noted that at the time of his death, the business was carried on at Whittall Works, Cheston Street, Aston, Birmingham. Falling on hard times, the firm of Edward Preston & Sons was sold to the Birmingham firm of John Rabone & Sons in 1932, and shortly thereafter manufacturing rights to some of the Preston range of planes were sold to the Sheffield firm of C. & J. Hampton, who would later merge with the Record Tool Company. Some of the Preston planes were directly added to the Record line by the Hampton firm, while others were modified or discontinued altogether. Generally, all Preston wooden planes are stamped on the front of the plane, the shape, size, and character type of the stamp indicating the age of the plane. On some metal planes, all the parts were stamped with a number or symbol during manufacture. This number was used to re-assemble the parts following a batch process. Not all Preston tools are trade-marked clearly. Early shoulder, rebate, chariot planes, and chamfer rebates commonly appear without trademarks but may have assembly numbers. The "E P" trade-mark was already in use by 1882. The trade-mark "Preston" also appears on some later tools that were manufactured in Sheffield, England. These are generally smoothing planes and appear modern and very similar in construction to other modern manufacturers' planes.The item gives a snapshot of one of England's premier tool manufacturing companies at a time when significant industrial changes were occurring in manufacturing and business structures in the World that were beginning to affect social changes.Ogee wood moulding plane Maker E Preston & Sons No 5 (Owner A T Nipe) also has A's stamped on ends and the No 7flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village