John H. Gage Iron Planer, c. 1837
- Description (Brief)
- John H. Gage made this iron planer in his shop located in Nashua, New Hampshire. Gage’s shop is considered to be the first shop in the nation devoted to the manufacture of machinist's tools. On a planer the cutting tool stays stationary while the workpiece moves back and forth. This configuration allows for precise work on large jobs. The table’s bed length is 44 and 5/16 inches long and 11 and 7/16 inches wide. The table is driven by a 2 inch diameter screw of 1.25 inch pitch.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- machine tool, metalworking, planer
- maker
- Gage, John H.
- Place Made
- United States: New Hampshire, Nashua
- ID Number
- MC*315150
- catalog number
- 315150
- accession number
- 217241
- subject
- Industry & Manufacturing
- Work
- Machine Shop
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
- Machine Shop
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
- Additional Media
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