Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID # |
1974.057.036 |
Object Name |
Square |
Title |
Framing Square |
Lexicon category |
4: T&E For Materials |
Year Range from |
1900 |
Year Range to |
1974 |
Artist |
I. & D. Smallwood |
Made |
I. & D. Smallwood |
Place of Origin |
Birmingham, England, Great Britain |
Description |
SMALLWOOD 12 inch and 28 inch framing square |
Provenance |
Made by the I. & D. Smallwood company in Birmingham, England. Belonged to Christopher Alexander Fleming (b. May 12, 1857, Derby Township, d. April 18, 1945). C. A. Fleming is best-known for his Northern Business College at Owen Sound, Ontario, but he also did woodworking. He had a house in Owen Sound, as well as the summer cottage at Leith. His father was John Fleming of Derby Township, Grey County, and there is a possibility that it first belonged to him. Last belonged to Christopher G. Fleming, C. A. Fleming's grandson. |
Collection |
Woodworking Tools and Equipment |
Material |
Metal |
Found |
Leith, Municipality of Meaford, Grey County |
People |
Fleming, Kip |
Function |
Though they differ greatly in appearance most squares consist of a blade (sometimes referred to as a tongue), that is set into a stock which is thicker then the blade. Used traditionally by woodworking tradesmen, squares are used for marking out and for testing angles and the accuracy in work pieces and building work. (see also Square, Bevel; Square, Mitre; Square, Try) |