uncommon & nice Brattleboro Tool Co transitional wood plane made by Stanley

Description: You are bidding on one Brattleboro Tool Company transitional wood plane as pictured. The only markings are a "5" on the underside of the lever cap, and "BRATTLEBORO TOOL CO" on the iron. There are no markings on the wood body. The body is about 15" in length. The iron is about 2" in width, and about 7-5/16" in length. It is a thick tapered iron, about .160" thick near the sharp edge, and about .065" thick at the upper end.Please see Roger Smith's excellent book Patented Transitional and Metallic Planes in America Volume 1 (PTAMPIA I) pages 194-196 and Volume 2 (PTAMPIA II) pages 140-146 for much more information about the Brattleboro Tool Company. The Brattleboro Tool Co was in business in Brattleboro, Vermont, from 1883 to 1887. Roger Smith notes on page 194 of PTAMPIA I that some wood bottom planes are known to exist that are only marked on the irons. They appear identical to Stanley planes, and he surmises that they were supplied by Stanley to Brattleboro. This plane fits that description exactly, only marked on the iron and appearing to have been made by Stanley. The lateral lever has the Stanley style disc, but is twisted, but Stanley was known to supply twisted lateral levers on planes they made for others. And the size of the plane is identical to a Stanley Number 26 plane.There are two screw holes on each side of the body, presumably from a long removed fence. Condition is otherwise very good to excellent. The wood body is reasonably clean and crisp, other than some modest wear to the sole, and some faint paint to clean off of the sole. Much of the japanning remains on the body and frog, and is bright and shiny. I see no evidence that it has been repainted. The front knob has some dings and one odd discolored area, and is intact. The rear handle is also intact, with good color, and some small chips around the upper horn mostly on the right side. The iron and chip breaker have some spots of light rust, a little bit of very light pitting, and some scratches from an aggressive cleaning by a prior owner. The japanning on the lever cap is bright and shiny, almost too good to be true, but again I can't find any evidence that it was repainted. There are no cracks or chips or chunks missing from any of the castings, and everything operates properly. SHIPPING: 5 or 6 pounds when boxed, insurance is included. No International shipping. I sell what I enjoy, and I collect antique woodworking tools and I enjoy photography! The queue is overflowing with tools right now, as they seem to be finding me faster than I can list them. So please keep watching my postings as I have LOTS more to list! Searching my listings: I have lots to see! 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Price: 200 USD

Location: Kenmore, Washington

End Time: 2024-09-27T16:18:44.000Z

Shipping Cost: 19.95 USD