Object data
wood
height 5.2 cm × width 30.6 cm × depth 6.5 cm × diameter 3.5 cm (min. inside)
anonymous, anonymous
Model of a Rounder Plane
United Kingdom, Netherlands, c. 1819
Inscriptions
- inscription, on the front: WERKTUiG / om / Nagels te snyden / D.
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1883
Object number: NG-MC-69
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Construction model of a rounder plane or mooter with two handles, designed to turn a piece of wood. The slightly damaged chisel is fitted with its cutting edge on the inside and has a mechanism to regulate its position.
Although rounder planes were well known in the Netherlands, this particular type is of British origin1 and was introduced to the Dutch Navy dockyards in 1821.2 This model’s size is suited for cutting treenails; the one for dowels is bigger. This model was probably one of a series together with models NG-MC-65 and NG-MC-70.
Literature
J.C. Rijk, Handleiding tot de kennis van den scheepsbouw, s.l. 1822, pp. 146-48; J.M. Obreen, Catalogus der verzameling modellen van het Departement van Marine, The Hague 1858, no. 69; A.A. Lemmers, Techniek op schaal. Modellen en het technologiebeleid van de Marine 1725-1885, Amsterdam 1996, pp. 159-62
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous or anonymous, Model of a Rounder Plane, c. 1819', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.242794
(accessed 10 January 2025 11:31:56).