Part of a collection of woodworking tools and items owned by Walter Reeves and Joseph Mark (Mark was original spelling before it changed to Marks). Reeves was Bradford Town Constable and Mark was a railway worker. Donated by their grandson, Bill Marks.
A bench plane made largely of wood with a metal blade, specifically a smoothing plane. It would be used for shaping wood or smoothing a wood surface in woodworking/carpentry.
Part of a collection of woodworking tools and items owned by Walter Reeves and Joseph Mark (Mark was original spelling before it changed to Marks). Reeves was Bradford Town Constable and Mark was a railway worker. Donated by their grandson, Bill Marks.
A ceramic shaving mug with brush. The mug is white with a green and pink floral motif and has a holder for the brush. This item would have housed shaving powder. The maker's mark indicates: "Three Crown China Germany."
Three Crown China was a mark used specifically for items imported and distributed by Jon H. Roth (trademark 'Jonroth') from South Bend, Indiana between 1909 and 1916.
A metal measuring tape, marked "Made in the U.S.A."
Part of a collection of woodworking tools and items owned by Walter Reeves and Joseph Mark (Mark was original spelling before it changed to Marks). Reeves was Bradford Town Constable and Mark was a railway worker. Donated by their grandson, Bill Marks.
A sliding T bevel (also known as a bevel gauge), often used in carpentry. It is moveable to create an angle that can then be transferred.
Part of a collection of woodworking tools and items owned by Walter Reeves and Joseph Mark (Mark was original spelling before it changed to Marks). Reeves was Bradford Town Constable and Mark was a railway worker. Donated by their grandson, Bill Marks.