Nosing plane made by Cesar Chelor
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Nosing plane made by Cesar Chelor

Cesar Chelor, American, 1720 - 1784 · 1753-1784

wood with iron
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A wooden nosing plane. There is uneven staining throughout, but most notably on the stock's proper left side. There is evidence of older dents, abrasions, and scratches, and there are newer abrasions on stock heel's bottom proper left side. In relief on the toe, oriented vertically, is [CE*CHELOR / WRENTHAM]. In relief on proper right and proper left sides, repeatedly, is [A.C.L.S.].

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