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26-E Maine Antique Digest, April 2015
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Auctioneer Paul Wilmott NH License No. 2913
The Personal Jointer Plane of Charles Dupee,
Wrentham, Massachusetts
Lot 776. This is likely the most historically significant
American 18th Century plane ever sold at public auc-
tion. It was the personal working plane of Charles
Dupee, planemaker of Wrentham, Massachusetts. It is
ornamented with pewter inlay, including a plate in-
scribed as shown above. Additional details in auction
catalogue or at mjdauctions.com.
Length= 36 1/4 Inches Est. $8000-$16000
LIBER.
I AM A GOOD AND WELL MADE PLAIN
CHARLES DUPEE IS MY MASTERS NAM[E]
HE IS THE MAN THAT FORMED ME
HIS FAITHFUL SERVANT I WILL BE
Feb. 27, 1787
Thurber’s Patent “Kaligraph”
Charles Thurber, Worcester, Massachusetts and Brooklyn, New York
Patented June 23, 1857 and November 27, 1860
in new condition in its original wooden shipping crate
The Personal Jointer Plane of
Charles Dupee
Dated Februay 27, 1787
Top: Rodolphus Nye Swift birdcage, circa 1835-50. Middle: Manuel Enos tooth,
circa the 1860’s. Bottom: Jewelry box by George Parkin Christian.
27th Annual Scrimshaw Weekend
Friday, May 15
The 6th Annual Nautical Antiques Show
Noon – 6 p.m. (Early Admission from 11 a.m. – Noon)
The Nautical Antiques Show is an exclusive, high quality sale of
marine antiques including scrimshaw, nautical instruments and
tools, whaling logbooks, ship models, photos, paintings, prints,
New Bedford memorabilia, and much more. Browse hundreds of
antiques from some of New England’s most respected dealers.
Scrimshaw Weekend’s Opening Presentation | 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 16
Presentations, 10 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• Westport Farmer Goes a-Whaling: Non-Scrimshaw in
the Fabulous Collection of Frederick Allen
• Panbones and Whale Teeth: The Scrimshaw of Two English
Masters of the Genre, William Roderick and the Panbone Artist
• Glimpses Behind the Scrimshaw: Those pesky scrimshander-
ing whalemen and some of the other stuff they did
Join us for the 27th Annual Scrimshaw
Weekend – the world’s only regular forum
where collectors, dealers, curators, folk art
and whaling history buffs share their
interests in the indigenous art of whalers.
• The JFK Scrimshaw Collection: A New Deal for Collectors
• Farthest Refuge: Visions of St. Helena, the penultimate
resting place of Bonaparte, and the advent of
Napoleonic Scrimshaw
• Scrimshaw Faces and Forgeries
• Annual Market Report Update
• Inaugural Plenary Meeting of the Antique Scrimshaw
Collectors Association
Cash Bar Cocktail Reception,
Banquet & Evening Program | 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 17
Exciting off-site field trip to Northeast Auctions in
Portsmouth, N.H., to preview the Mittler Collection
18 Johnny Cake Hill | New Bedford, MA 02740
For additional details, prices, and program updates,
visit: .
To Register, Contact visitor services at 508-997-0046
x100 or email .
at t he ne w b ed f or d wha l i ng mu s eum
May 15 – 17, 2015