. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figui'e 20.—Carpenter's coMBiNATiON plane patented by Russell Phillips. Patent 106868, August 30, 1870. had already produced 80,000 iron bench planes.'* The patent drawings of tools, particularly the planes from 1820 forward, confirin McHardy's statements, and in addition, they document original appearance and, on occasion, even reflect attitudes that prompted innovation. The original appearance of a plane, for example, is often impossible to de- termine after years of disuse, particularly after gather- ing dirt and dust beneath an old carpe
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figui'e 20.—Carpenter's coMBiNATiON plane patented by Russell Phillips. Patent 106868, August 30, 1870. had already produced 80,000 iron bench planes.'* The patent drawings of tools, particularly the planes from 1820 forward, confirin McHardy's statements, and in addition, they document original appearance and, on occasion, even reflect attitudes that prompted innovation. The original appearance of a plane, for example, is often impossible to de- termine after years of disuse, particularly after gather- ing dirt and dust beneath an old carpenter's bench which had been long before relegated to the barn as a handy roost for chickens. The character of a tool's finish is frequently severely altered, but the watercolor drawings submitted by many a patentee will provide the restorer with an excellent guide to original color and desired finish. The patent drawings richly document the fact that, in wood at least, the basic design of the hand plane had reached perfection and that innovators when not seeking to break entirely with traditional forms were most often concerned with minuscule i:n- provements or, as already seen, with combining. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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