Toted pilaster plane found in PA. ca 1830 to 1840. Style reminiscent of Lancaster planemakers EW Carpenter, Bauden, Stamm, etc...
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4 possible PA craftsmen dating from 1850 to 1870 in US census records.
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A scale will be added to the imprint as it's available.
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Photos and initial research on Peter from Mount Joy were provided by Dan Linski, Rhykenology Group on Facebook.
P Helman
P Helman
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1st tier candidates from 1850-1870 census records;
Peter Helman, Quincy, Franklin Co., PA, wagonmaker (Carpenter 1850 and 1860), b ca 1821
Peter Helman, Mount Joy, Lancaster Co., PA, carpenter, b ca 1817
Peter Helman, Allegheny, Allegheny Co., PA, carpenter, b ca 1821
Paul Hellman, Lamar, Clinton Co., PA, capenter, b ca 1824
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Peter from Mount Joy, was id'd as a carpenter in his will dated 1885.
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Two other P Helmans were found in the US census records in this timeframe, one a farmer in IL and the second a laborer from VT.
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Other Lancaster and Franklin Co. records were searched, but the census records proved to be the most usefull.
The plane.
