Woodworking Plane

Date1906

Dimensions(A) Overall: 7.6 x 8.3 x 23.5 cm
(B) Overall: 7.7 x 10.2 x 18.4 cm

Credit LineGift of Mr. James A. Lindsay, 1961

Object number1961.098.013

Label TextBritish immigrant Charles Wray brought this plane with him when he came to London in 1906 in search of a better life. He was part of a surge in British immigration to Canada at that time. Minister of the Interior Clifford Sifton had launched an aggressive recruitment campaign in Great Britain. Wihin a decade, after the First World War (1914-1918) began, immigration slowed to a trickle.

NamePlane