Davistown Museum Inventory of Tools | Levi Tinkham Collection |
| Status | Location |
TCD1003 | Bench (fore) plane | bio | photo | LPC | MH |
Wood (birch), 21 1/2" long, signed very faintly "Levi Tinkham", c. 1840. |
Tinkham lived from 1766 - 1857 and worked in Middleboro, MA. The plane has a replaced wedge. This plane is typical of the many thousands |
of generic bench planes that have survived through the 20th century. It was a gift to The Davistown Museum from Bob Wheeler of Pepperell, |
MA. |
92911T1 | Jointer plane | bio | LPC | MH |
Wood with shear steel blade, 29" long, 3 1/4" wide, 2 3/4" high, blade 7" long, 2 1/2" wide, signed "L. TINKHAM" "MIDDLEBORO" and on |
blade "F. STONES" "SHEAR.STEEL". |
Pollak (2001) in "American Wooden Planes" indicates this is thought to be Levi Tinkham. DATM (Nelson 1999) lists F. Stones as a maker of |
plane irons with no dates or location. |
32313T1 | Toted double cutter door plane | bio | LPC | MH |
Wood (beech), steel, 13 1/2" long, 1 3/4" wide, 6 1/2" tall, 11/16" and 1/2" cutters, signed "L. TINKHAM" "C.C. GRIFFITH" "F.G.S.". |
Levi Tinkham made planes, working in Middleboro, MA. |
The Industrial Revolution (1865f.): Other Factory Made Tools |
Woodworking: Edge Tools - American Made Cast Steel |
TTDA3000 | Drawknife | bio | photo | LPC | MH |
Forged iron and cast steel, wood, 18" long with a 12 1/2" blade, signed "TINKHAM & CUMMINGS WARRANTED CAST STEEL" with a |
very unusual eagle and flag touchmark. |
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