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	Birmingham Smooth Plane A great plane with a design that is unique to the Birmingham Plane Company. Good length to the marked cutter, G+ .......... $450.00 [Order Now]
	Stanley Rabbet Router Plane This is a rare Stanley-made plane designed for some special purpose. A deep center skate was built to cut a fixed-width groove. Rosewood handles. The metal has a rough surface, which is typical for these planes, G+ ..................... $295.00 [Order Now]
	E. W. Carpenter Patent Block Plane This is one of the early plane patents. The plane has two wedges. The one behind the blade slides up and down allowing the width of the throat to be adjusted to suit the wood being worked. A nice example of an early patent, G+ .......... Sold $195.00 [Order Now]
	L. Bailey's No. 14 Victor Combination Plane L. Bailey's Patent July 6, 1875 stamped on the fence. Leonard Bailey is probably the best-known American plane manufacturer. He designed the line of planes that were then made by the Stanley Rule & Level Co. This delicate combination plane is usually found with a broken or missing depth stop or fence. This example is complete and in crisp condition. The nickel plating is dulled and somewhat missing on the handle and front knob, G++ ..................... $2100.00 [Order Now]
	Union Plane Co. No. 44 Combination Plane Complete in the original box. It has the long and short rods, all three depth stops, screwdriver and flat green box that holds all 18 cutters. The cutters are very nice with minor dirt and stain from age. The box is pretty nice. The box label and the instructions have some silverfish damage, Fine+ .......... $795.00 [Order Now]
	Hibbard Iron Jack Plane, No. 5HC Sold by Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett & Co. It has a corrugated bottom. I haven't seen a boxed Hibbard plane before. Very crisp cocobolo handle and tall knob. 99% japanning. Has had very little use, G+ ..................... $195.00 [Order Now]
	Multiform Moulding Plane Co. Plow Plane This was patented Aug 29, 1854. The patent was for a detachable handle that could be used on a series of plane bottoms. The Multiform company was in business for only four years, until 1858, G+++ .......... $2195.00 [Order Now]
	Siegley Patent Plow Plane Although Siegley Patent Plow Planes are rather common, this is one of the very few that have an earlier, and rare all-metal fence with a micro-dial adjustment. Since Stanley bought out the Siegley company, it is easy to speculate that this is where the idea for the micro-dial fence on the Stanley 45 and 55 came from. .......... $495.00 [Order Now]

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	Phillips Improved Plough Plane The Phillips Improved Plough Plane with its elegant form and decorative painted highlights is one of the most beautiful tools ever produced. This Improved model is marked on the skate with the Aug 13, 1867 patent date, and Boston Tool Co., 22 Kilby St. Boston. The handle and fence are very crisp. The fence has a thin piece of rosewood glued to the inside edge to allow for a cleaner cut. Around 90% of the black japanning and gold and red pinstriping remain. Some minor pitting and stain on the bare metal surfaces, G+++ ..................... Sold $3300.00 [Order Now]
	Stanley No. 57 Core Box Plane Has the 3-10 (18)96 patent date and B casting marks cast into the body. Complete with the extensions and turnbuckle. 98% of the nickel plating remains. The beech handle and knob are very crisp with a few tool-box dings. This is the nicest one I have seen, Fine+ .......... Sold [Order Now]
	Steers Patent No. 305 Jack Plane This one is in uncleaned, original condition ... well, I wiped some of the dust off with a paper towel. Almost all of the japanning remains, with some dust and discoloration from age. There are two very thin flakes off the top of the handle, Fine ..................... Sold [Order Now]
	L. Bailey Split Frame Shoot Board Plane This rare and historical plane was one of the first ones designed by Leonard Bailey. It is from the 1855-60 period. L. Bailey was the first to patent a cutter adjustment feature on an iron plane. He made some gradual improvements on the design and eventually invented the plane that became the basis of the Stalney line, around 1867. G+ .......... Sold
	Metallic Plane Co. Filletster Plane - With Filigree Fence The Metallic Plane Company made some very distinctive planes. The filletster planes are probably the most attractive. Of the two filletster planes they made this one is my favorite, with the Gothic filagree on the fence, the curved styling on the body, and the long, graceful tip on the tote. This one is also the rarest, and is hardly ever seen. A nice example of a rare plane. ..........Sold
	Holly Patent Iron Jointer Plane This is the plane pictured in PTAMPIA II, p. 18. It is the nicest example I have ever seen, and one of the very few that have the dovetailed birch insert in the rear of the plane, that is stamped "Patented", G++ ..........Sold
	Holly Patent Iron Smooth Plane Patented July 6, 1852 by Birdsill Holly. This pre-Civil War is one of the earliest Metallic plane patents, and the first to have a metal cap instead of a wooden wedge. The large sizes are uncommon, an these small smooth planes are very hard to find. A desirable size of a very collectible plane, G+ .......... Sold
	Phillips Improved Plow Plane The Phillips Improved Plough Plane with its elegant form and decorative painted highlights is one of the most beautiful tools ever produced. It is very uncommon to find an example that still retains the red, blue and gold decoration. The painted highlights are what really helps set this plane apart from the rest. This one is in Fine condition. The assembly number 37 is stamped on the parts because the pieces were individually hand fitted. ..........Sold
	Steers Patent Smooth Plane No. 304 This is the one with the rosewood strips dovetailed into the sole. It has the big brass cutter adjuster and the large floral cap screw. The rosewood handle has a very thin and graceful tip on it, G+++ .......... Sold
	Norwood's Patent Rabbet Block Plane Norwood's patent is an well-made and attractive block plane patented in the Boston area on April 6, 1876. It has a cutter adjustment that is similar to the one that L. Bailey used on his No. 9 1/2. There are not many examples known. 7 3/8 inches long, G+ ........Sold
	Rodier Patent Jack Plane Patented March 14, 1879. This unusual plane was cast with vertical grooves in the sides and S-shaped grooves in the bottom, Fine ..........Sold
	Stanley Millers Patent, No. 43 Plow Plane The classic decorative Victorian styling of the Miller Patent planes make them some of the most attractive tools ever produced. The No. 43 is the same as the No. 41 except there is no provision for a filletster bed. This one is a type 6. It has brass slotted screws and a slitter with the Oct 24, 82 patent date, G+ ..........Sold
	Stanley No. 4 1/2 Smooth Plane The No. 4 1/2 is heavier and longer that the No. 4, making it one of the best smoothing planes for surfacing lumber. This plane appears to be unused, and in it's original Sweetheart box (G+, has a little tape on the back corners). Looks like 100% japanning and nickel plating still remain, Fine+ ..........Sold
	Millers Falls No. 11 Junior Jack Plane Here's a hard-to-find Millers Falls Plane; the junior jack 5 1/4 size, in its original box, and an opportunity to add to your Millers Falls collection. The plane is basically unused with all the black and red paint remaining. There is some light rust in places from sitting in the box for all these years, G++ ...............Sold
	Birmingham 4 1/4 Smooth Plane This is the Haywood Patent for the adjusting mechanism with the star-wheel. The 4 1/4 is the only bench plane in the Birmingham line with an adjustable throat. It is quite rare. The handle and knob are crisp and it has about 97% of its japanning, Fine ..........Sold
	Birmingham 6 Inch T-Rabbet This is the smallest size they made. It has a distinctive design with the open-work handle, and bat-wing motif cast on the sides behind the cutter. This is one of my personal favorites. This would be a great addition to any plane collection, G+ ..........Sold
	Metallic Plane Co. Plane Here's another interesting plane from the Metallic Plane Co., Auburn, N. Y. No. 3 size. This one has the star-wheel cutter adjustment. It also has the cast iron mushroom-shaped front knob, adjustable throat and lightly corrugated bottom distinctive to the Metallic Plane Co. The cutter is marked with the Excelsior markings. About 90% of the japanning remains, most of it missing on the cap, G+ ..........Sold
	Metallic Plane Co. Plow Plane This plow plane was produced in the mid-1870s. While the company's bench planes are common, the plow and filletster planes are not. This is a nice example to include in the history of early-American planemakers, G+ ........ Sold [Order Now]
	Steers Patent Jack Plane No. 405 This is a rare, later model of this patent. It Borrowed the frog and cutter adjustment from L. Bailey after his patent ran out. It's in very nice condition with a crisp rosewood handle and beaded front knob. G++ .......... Sold
	Stanley No. 46 Combination Plane This is one of the very few known examples of the nickel-plated No. 46s that has the rare cast iron depth stop that straddles the body. It is a type 8, ca. 1896-98. That depth stop came with the first four types, which were japanned, and it is usually missing., G++ ........ Sold [Order Now]
	Metallic Plane Co. Smooth Plane Desirable No. 3 size. All of the small Metallic Plane Co's planes are hard to find. This one with the fixed cap seems to be the rarest. This one has the mushroom-shaped front knob, beech handle, adjustable throat and lightly corrugated bottom distinctive to the Metallic Plane Co. They were the first to put corrugations on the bottoms of planes. A very nice addition to a patented plane collection, G+ .......... Sold
	Sargent 1068 Double Match Plane This Match Plane is one of the most striking planes in the Sargent line. One side cuts the tongue, Turn it over to the other side, and the groove is cut, Fine .....................Sold [Order Now]
	Iron Weatherstrip Plane These is not marked by the manufacturer, but are shown on page 137 of PTAMPIA Vol. I, the comprehensive book of American patented planes Roger Smith, the author thinks this plane may have been made under the Feb. 6, 1866 Whitker patent. It has an early look, G+ ............ Sold [Order Now]
	Bridge Tool Co. Transitional Plane Looks like it was made by Stanley for the Bridge Tool Co., St. Louis. Has a smooth japanned cap and the hole is at the top of the slot on the cutter, Fine .......... Sold [Order Now]
	Stanley No. 113 Circular Plane in the Box A spectacular example of a Stanley circular plane. Sweetheart logo on the cutter dates it to the mid-1920s. 99% japanning and 99% nickel plating remains. Has had very little use. In its original box with picture label, Fine .......... Sold [Order Now]

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