Wood Planer
Object Details
- Camaron, Juan
- Description
- This carpenter's wood planer was bought from Juan Camarón, a cabinet maker from Barrio Obrero in San Juan. It was made by another cabinet maker many years earlier. The objects collected by Teodoro Vidal illustrate many aspects of labor and production in Puerto Rico.
- Description (Spanish)
- Esta cepilladora de carpintero se obtuvo de Juan Camarón, un fabricante de armarios del Barrio Obrero de San Juan, pero ha sido fabricada años atrás por otro artesano de gabinetes.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Teodoro Vidal
- 20th century
- ID Number
- 1997.0097.1190
- accession number
- 1997.0097
- catalog number
- 1997.0097.1190
- Object Name
- planer
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- paint (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 14.5 cm x 60.9 cm x 7.5 cm; 5 11/16 in x 24 in x 2 15/16 in
- Place Made
- Puerto Rico
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- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Cultures & Communities
- Work
- Vidal
- Title (Spanish)
- Cepilladora
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Daily Life
- Craftsman
- Woodworking
- Record ID
- nmah_602560
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-341e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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