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Cooper's Plane

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Martha's Vineyard Museum

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About this artifact

This curved tool is a plane, which shaved, smoothed and shaped wood. The curved surface was ideal for making casks, the barrels for holding and storing oil onboard a ship. The plane was used by the cooper, who made the casks.

Date:
c. 1860
Dimensions:
10" x 7" x 2.75"

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