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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
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Metallic Plane Co. Filletster Plane - With Filagree 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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