Woodworking Trim Plane
Date1906
DimensionsOverall: 2.5 x 7.6 x 23.5 cm
Credit LineGift of Mr. James A. Lindsay, 1961
Object number1961.098.027
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, Molding
