Dado Plane
Dateca.1800-1820
Maker
Jonathan Lake
1761 - 1846
MediumBeech, iron, and steel
DimensionsLength: 9 1/2"; thickness; 13/16"
Credit LineGift of Thomas Elliott
Object number2024-295
DescriptionDado plane with flat chamfers which end with a turn-out, and a nicker held by a wedge.Label TextBrothers George and Jonathan Lake originally hailed from Topsfield, Massachusetts and served in the American Revolutionary War. Receiving land grants for their service in the Vermont Militia, they relocated to their earned bounties near Rutland, Vermont. By 1800, George was in Woodstock, Vermont while Jonathan was in Chester and Springfield, Vermont.Mark(s)J.LAKE in relief within a serrated rectangle, struck into the toe (Elliott, GAWP 5th ed., p.220). Heel and toe marked with later owner's name H.O.COBB., incuse.ProvenanceOctober 1994, purchased by Thomas Elliott (Westbrook, CT); 2024, given to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)
