Is this sad, or what? (or fun with block planes)

[Alf]

Welcome to the forum, Limey Lurker.

Doesn't the "regular" 220 have a plastic knob while the 60.5 has brass? Makes sense they'd do the same for the "new improved version" I suppose? :-k Presumably they did a 60.5A, 220A, 9.5A(?) and so forth? What is it with plane makers tacking an A on to model numbers anyway? Record were demons for it. :?

And I still can't remember where I saw it before. ](*,)

Cheers, Alf

 

[Scrit]

OK, Alf, so here's the #60-1/2A in all its "glory" and for compaeison the LV low angle block. Look familiar?:

although from behind they're very different

and here's the #60-1/2A "innards":

Scrit