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Nosing plane made by Cesar Chelor

1753-1784

Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

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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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2023.8.25

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