Brooke's Brother Plane Iron

[RogerP]

Could someone with better reference material than I have please see if they can date Brooke's Brothers?

Logo is a crescent moon and star(?)

I can find only W. Brookes a Sons

Thanks.

 

[DonMc]

Roger et al,

I can verify directory listings for Brookes Brothers (Edward and John), edge, joiners', &c. tool makers, at Brunswick Works, 168 Eldon Street, Sheffield, from 1856 to 1862. Ken Roberts indicates finding some type of listing for them as late as 1865, but I've not been able to verify that, yet.

Hope that helps.

Don McConnell
Eureka Springs, AR

 

[RogerP]

Thanks Don, most helpful.

Here's the iron in question ...

 

[bugbear]

Thanks Don, most helpful.

Here's the iron in question ...

Nice photo!

BugBear

 

[kwigly]

Found a different design of a Brookes Brothers plane iron today
(note to BB, this logo is already taken )

 

[Orraloon]

Matheson uses the cresant moon and star logo too. Perhaps one of them was in breach of copyright.
Regards
John

 

[Steve Maskery]

They might have been good plane makers, but they were lousy astronomers!
S