Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

DUPLEX RABBET

Date Range From

1890

Date Range To

1910

Materials

STEEL

No. Pieces

1

Height

12.4

Length

25.5

Width

4.3

Description

PLANE HAS A PISTOL LIKE GRIP AND THE REAR END. MADE OF METAL, THE SURFACE SHOWS DEFINITE WEAR, AND HINTS OF CORROSION. A SILVER SCREW AT THE FRONT HOLDS THE BLADE IN PLACE. THE BLADE IS PLACED AT THE VERY FRONT OF THE PLANE, HOWEVER THERE IS A SPOT FOR A SECOND BLADE DIRECTLY BEHIND IT. A SMALL SILVER LEVER IS ALSO PRESENT. THERE IS AT LEAST ONE MISSING PORTION WHICH WOULD HAVE SCREWED INTO A HOLE IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THE SPACE FOR THE SECOND BLADE AS WELL AS AN ATTACHMENT MECHANISM FOR THIS SECOND BLADE. ON THE SIDE, THE WORD "STANLEY" IS ENGRAVED IN THE METAL. ON THE INSIDE IN FRONT OF THE HANDLE, THE MODEL DESIGNATION IS WRITTEN, "NO. 78 MADE IN CAN."

Subjects

WOODWORKING T&E

Historical Association

TRADES

History

THIS ARTIFACT WAS OWNED BY ALEXANDER ULRICKSON (THE DONORS FATHER) WHO WAS BORN IN PAYNESVILLE MINNESOTA IN 1882. HE BEGAN HIS LIFELONG CAREER AS A CARPENTER WHEN HE WORKED IN A LOGGING CAMP AS A WRANGLER IN THE MINNESOTA NORTH WOODS FOR A LUMBER COMPANY AT THE AGE OF 14. IN 1917 HE MOVED TO CANADA, CLIMAX SASKATCHEWAN AND DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION OF THE 1930'S HE WORKED IN SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN BUILDING GRAIN ELEVATORS. DURING 1942 HE MOVED WITH HIS FAMILY (WIFE MABEL, TWO CHILDREN ELEANOR AND ALLAN) TO LETHBRIDGE ALBERTA WHERE HE BUILT PLANE HANGERS AT THE LETHBRIDGE AIRPORT UNTIL THE END OF WORLD WAR TWO. AT THIS POINT HE BEGAN TO BUILD HOUSES AS A CARPENTER UNTIL HE RETIRED AT THE AGE OF 70. HE DIED AT THE AGE OF 84 YEARS ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1976. THESE ARTIFACTS WERE PRIMARILY USED FOR WORK, ALTHOUGH THEY WERE USED FROM TIME TO TIME IN HOBBIES. *UPDATE* IN 2018 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT ELISE PUNDYK CONDUCTED A COLLECTIONS SURVEY, WHICH INCLUDED A NUMBER OF ARTIFACTS DONATED BY ALLAN ULRICKSON. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS, PUNDYK CONNECTED WITH THE DONOR’S SON, PAUL ULRICKSON. THESE ARTIFACTS WERE NOT RECOGNIZED AND NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE PROVIDED. ATTACHED TO THE PERMANENT FILE IS THE DONOR'S OBITUARY AS IT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE LETHBRIDGE HERALD. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXTRACTED FROM THAT SOURCE. ALLAN ULRICKSON WAS BORN ON APRIL 14, 1932. HE LATER ATTENDED SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE, AND LATER WORKED FOR THE ALBERTA PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT AS A TECHNOLOGIST. HIS WIFE WAS TERESA ULRICKSON AND THEIR CHILDREN WERE ALEX AND PAUL. HE PASSED AWAY IN LETHBRIDGE ON JANUARY 18, 2016 AT THE AGE OF 83 YEARS. PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR MORE INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE OBITUARY HARD COPY.

Catalogue Number

P20000075005

Acquisition Date

2001-09

Collection

Museum

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