Ohio Tool/Baurmann Plow (1854-1872)

Ohio Tool/Baurmann (Louisville, Kentucky) plow. It has an unusual brass ribbon. I don't think Ohio Tool ever offered something like that so I assume Baurmann added it. One arm has been repaired and is about 1/2 in shorter than the other. One arm has a stable crack on it. PHOTOS SHOW THE OVERALL CONDITION AND DEFECTS ON THE PLOW.

Based on my research: Gustave Baurmann (1817-1884) was a Louisville, Kentucky, hardware, cutlery, and gun dealer. He was born in Prussia and immigrated to the United States as a young man. He was part of several hardware partnerships, eventually opening his own business — G. Baurmann & Co. — in 1854. After the end of the Civil War, Baurmann hired local architect Henry Whitestone to design a store for him at 741 West Main St., as well as a spacious 14-room home on Market St. In 1870, he owned $40,765 worth of property in the city. Louisville was home to a large German community in the 1800s. Baurmann took an active part in it, including serving as the treasurer for the local opera house. He sold his business to Harvey, Girdler & Co. in 1872; two years later he put his house up for sale and traveled to Europe. The 1880 federal census lists six Baurmann children, three girls and three boys, aged 9-20. Baurmann died in 1884 and is buried in Louisville’s Cave Hill Cemetery. https://workingwoodenplanes.com/p/2025-02-28-ebenezer-clifford-bell-diver-planemaker

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