tobytools
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Sorry to see it's damaged.
What's your plans with it now?
TT
What's your plans with it now?
TT
UNUSUAL PLANE On the bay, ended
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Keep it, love it, leave as it is and find out more about it Toby :wink:
Yes these type of planes were patented by Leonard Bailey 1855 onwards.
This one is an anomaly compared to those planes as the lever cap is quite likely one that was available from Spiers.The Bailey ones had levers behind bars, the fixing points in this frog do not line up with where a bar would have been, making this cap seem original to the plane.
The front frog adjusting screw style is different.
We have to dismiss any comparisons regarding the front bun as this is quite likely a replacement utilising a (very nice :roll: )door knob :shock:
There would seem to have been two other planes with these characteristics found previously in the UK.
It also has an Ibbotson iron and chip breaker whereas the Bailey's usually have Moulson irons.
I am hoping to have some dialogue with an American collector who specialises in this type of plane and see if any more can be learnt.
Unfortunately it has suffered major trauma from the base being cracked in two and this has been rectified by the fitting of plates to both sides of the cheeks. It has been done very well and even with the repair/ damage will look forward to showing it as an example of where today,s modern adjustable planes started life.
Cheers
Andy
tobytools":f04x38t4 said:
Keep it, love it, leave as it is and find out more about it Toby :wink:
Yes these type of planes were patented by Leonard Bailey 1855 onwards.
This one is an anomaly compared to those planes as the lever cap is quite likely one that was available from Spiers.The Bailey ones had levers behind bars, the fixing points in this frog do not line up with where a bar would have been, making this cap seem original to the plane.
The front frog adjusting screw style is different.
We have to dismiss any comparisons regarding the front bun as this is quite likely a replacement utilising a (very nice :roll: )door knob :shock:
There would seem to have been two other planes with these characteristics found previously in the UK.
It also has an Ibbotson iron and chip breaker whereas the Bailey's usually have Moulson irons.
I am hoping to have some dialogue with an American collector who specialises in this type of plane and see if any more can be learnt.
Unfortunately it has suffered major trauma from the base being cracked in two
and this has been rectified by the fitting of plates to both sides of the cheeks. It has been done very well and even with the repair/ damage will look forward to showing it as an example of where today,s modern adjustable planes started life.Cheers
Andy
