Brown AuctionsHere comes my RSS infohttps://www.finetoolj.com/1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00FeedCreator 1.7.3B68-7551970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17145/b68-755B68-755 SCRUB PLANE. Sargent No. 161. Very uncommon solid cast iron version of Sargent's version of the Stanley No. 40-1/2 scrub plane. Cutter is oxidized but original, japanning 90%. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good+ 125-250B68-7461970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17136/b68-746B68-746 SMOOTHING PLANE. Union No. X2. Japanning 90%, wood has light wear and metal oxidized but no pitting. Proper marked cutter. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good+ 150-300B68-7421970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17132/b68-742B68-742 BEADING PLANE. Union No. 44. Rarest of the Union Mfg. specialty planes, and one of the few they didn't rip off from Stanley. This is the 1/4" model, 50% of the nickel is gone and light rust. See PTAMPIA I, page 259.?From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good 250-500B68-6611970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17051/b68-661B68-661 FLEXIBLE SOLE PLANE. Bailey Victor No. 20. Has both original Victor medallions, very clean. Second Bailey cutter adjustment with the holes along the cutter, loop type lever cap lock, patent date on base of cheek. Nickel plating 80% with light corrosion on sole. From the collection of Jim and Christa Schoenky. Good+ 250-500B68-6591970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17049/b68-659B68-659 JOINTER. The Challenge. Patented by Arthur Goldsborough in 1883 and 1884, manufactured by Iver Johnson and distributed by Tower & Lyon. Unlike the shorter versions which have the word "Challenge" cast into the yoke, this one has "Challenge" and the patent dates cast into the body by the toe. All Challenge planes are very rare, and PTAMPIA concludes that there was only one production run before T&L gave up on them as a bad idea. This one is in decent shape, with 80% japanning and light wear to the black painted tote and knob, light surface corrosion on the cutter and adjustment mechanism. A very rare plane, particularly in the jointer size. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good 300-600B68-6581970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17048/b68-658B68-658 METAL PLOW PLANE. Elihu Dutcher. Dutcher, of Pownal, VT, worked in the 1840s and made one of the earliest known metal plows. Although the handful of known examples have the word "Patent" cast into the frame no patent has been identified. Unlike the example in PTAMPIA I, Figure 88, this one has slotted nuts holding the arm and depth stops, all identical and clearly original. The tote and wooden fence have wear but no major damage, tote is likely a replacement. There's a crack in the cast iron part of the fence and the left depth stop is missing. Unlike some examples, the name "Dutcher" is not cast into the fence, but "ED" is cast into the right side depth stop. A decent example of one of the rarest known metal plows. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good 2000-4000B68-6571970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17047/b68-657B68-657 SHOOT BOARD PLANE. Bailey Split Frame. Series D split frame with the cam-locked lever cap, early type without the banjo spring, knob attached with a machine screw screwed into a raised boss on the frame. The 2-1/4" Charles Buck cutter has a plate riveted over the central hole to fit the frog. 16" sole. The shoot board is the rarest configuration of the split frames, and there are some differences between this one and the two others we've seen. It has a tote, which appears original and has the typical Bailey attachment mechanism; the knob is cast iron; the cap screw is a wingnut that could be a replacement; the adjustment screw is a different shape than we've seen; and there's a reinforcing strap on the side handle marked "O. Olsen" that could be a user modification. Despite the differences it looks like a Bailey product. Red japanning about 20%, wood has moderate wear, cutter pitted but metal otherwise clean. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good 2000-4000B68-6561970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17046/b68-656B68-656 JACK PLANE. Cyrus Hardy Patent. 15" version of the very rare Hardy patent sold by Boston Metallic Plane Co., with its large holes in the sole that reduced friction but increased breakage. The lever cap is original with its geometric pattern but nickel plating is long gone, metal has overall surface corrosion with some light pitting, large chip from end of tote. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good 200-400B68-6541970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17044/b68-654B68-654 SMOOTHING PLANE. Metallic Plane Co.
Nice clean example of the "Perfected" line in the 8" smoother size, based on Palmer & Storke's 1871 patent. The cutter is not adjustable, and this model is actually much harder to find than the later models with elaborate adjustment mechanisms. Adjustable throat, corrugated sole, applewood tote and knob with moderate wear, marked on the left cheek, original marked cutter with mark obscured by surface corrosion. See PTAMPIA I, pp. 172-73. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good 100-200B68-6531970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17043/b68-653B68-653 BLOCK PLANE. Bailey Tool Co. Very rare example of the block plane shown in PTAMPIA I, Figure 73a, with 6-1/2" sole, curved lever cap and cam locking mechanism. No known model number. Original marked cutter with battleaxe, with a wooden knob that we haven't seen in other examples. ?Wood has moderate wear, metal has surface oxidation but no rust or deep pitting. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good 600-1200B68-6521970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/17042/b68-652B68-652 COMPASSED SOLE BLOCK PLANE. The lever cap looks like the block planes made by Meriden Malleable Iron Co. (PTAMPIA I, Figure 252), but it's completely unmarked and we've never seen one before. 7" long with 1-5/8" cutter. Japanning 75%, metal very clean. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good+ 120-240B68-5471970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16937/b68-547B68-547 COMBINATION PLANE. Fales Patent. Amos Fales' patent plane is one of the most complex ever made, with an almost endless set of auxiliary parts to produce various patterns. This one includes the main body with birch tote and knob and fence, proper arms with the often-missing depth stop that clamps to the front arm, wood bottomed fence and a large selection of long rear bottoms, short front bottoms, and cutters, all neatly sorted into nine compartments in a user-made 10-1/2" by 15" box. We would never guarantee that any Fales set is complete, but this one looks darn close, and all the parts are clean and rust free, japanning 80%. Good+ 600-1200B68-5461970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16936/b68-546B68-546 FORE PLANE. Bailey Split Frame. Series A-2, with 19-1/2" sole and original 2-1/2" Moulson Bros cutter. Japanning 80%, wood and metal all original and immaculate. One of the nicest examples we've ever seen. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Fine 3000-6000B68-5451970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16935/b68-545B68-545 TONGUE PLANE. Loughborough Patent. Rare even by the standards of Loughborough planes, this is based on his second patent, issued in 1859. The patent was for a filletster, with a cast iron fence with diagonal slot and U-shaped lever cap, but he also manufactured a tongue-cutting version. See PTAMPIA II, page 42. Wood and metal in immaculate condition. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Fine 2000-4000B68-5431970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16933/b68-543B68-543 TURNTABLE PLANE. Foster Patent. Extremely rare example of Edwin Foster's 1909 patent for a bench plane with a frog that can be rotated up to 45 degrees to either side. The whole story is at PTAMPIA I, page 218. Most of the handful of known examples have 9-3/4" soles with No. 101 and the patent date cast behind the frog and Ohio Tool Co. cutters; this one has a 15" sole and 2-1/4" Stanley 1892 patent date cutter. It has No. 102 cast in the bed and also in the reverse side of the lever cap, but no patent date. Beech tote and knob stained to resemble rosewood, small chip from end of tote, otherwise very clean, japanning 60%. One of the holy grails for collectors of weird and ultimately doomed patented planes. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good+ 2000-4000B68-5401970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16930/b68-540B68-540 FLEXIBLE SOLE PLANE. Type 1 Stanley No. 13. Extremely rare example of the version of the No. 13 manufactured by Stanley prior to Bailey's 1871 patent, with the bent strips at the ends of the sole and solid brass adjustment knob. PTAMPIA I, Figure 294. Japanning 40%, a few light spots of rust on the sole, cutter is marked L. Bailey. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good+ 1000-2000B68-5361970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16926/b68-536B68-536 STOP CHAMFER PLANE. Lee Patent. Cast iron version of Joseph Lee's iconic stop chamfer plane. Lee was constantly fiddling with the design and it sometimes seems that no two are alike; this one has a rotating cutter clamp that is closer to the original patent than the church-window design found on some later planes, and arms with decorative acorn finials. Lee's name and patent date and number are cast into the body and lever cap, but not marked with manufacturer Thurston, all of which leads us to believe it's an earlier model. Japanning fully intact, slight wear to tote. One of the nicest examples we've seen. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Fine 2000-4000B68-5341970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16924/b68-534B68-534 ADJUSTABLE PLANE. Walker Patent. Good clean example of the uncommon third model of Walker's famously gizmoish plane with body comprised of eight plates that could be rearranged to change the profile. Variation that uses wingnuts on the arm locks, includes one original cutter. One scratch on the tote but wood and metal otherwise very clean. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good+ 400-800B68-5331970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16923/b68-533B68-533 JACK PLANE. Knowles Type. Good early example. Unmarked, but very similar to PTAMPIA II, Figure 6, but with the tote screwed directly to the bed rather than in a socket as in the original Knowles patent. 15-1/4" sole, 2" cutter, birch tote, wedge and knob. Tip of tote rounded. Wood has light wear, metal oxidized but no rust or pitting. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good+ 200-400B68-5321970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16922/b68-532B68-532 JACK PLANE. The Challenge. The Challenge plane was patented in 1883 and 1884 by Arthur Goldsborough of Washington, DC, manufactured by Iver Johnson and sold (briefly) by Tower & Lyon. PTAMPIA I, page 166. This is the 15" jack plane version with the word "Challenge" and the patent dates cast into the yoke. Black paint on the knob and tote are mostly worn off but otherwise a clean example of a very rare plane, with japanning nearly intact. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good+ 1000-2000B68-5131970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16903/b68-513B68-513 SMOOTHING PLANE. Louis Rodier Patent. Rodier's 1879 patent was for his adjustment mechanism, intended to simultaneously regulate the set of the cutter and the width of the mouth, but his planes, manufactured by Laflin Mfg. Co., are best known for their corrugated sides and the serpentine grooves cast into the sole. This one has a 9" sole, and a 2-1/8" Buck Bros. cutter. Wood has light wear, japanning 80%, metal clean. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good+ 600-1200B68-5111970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16901/b68-511B68-511 CORRUGATED SOLE SMOOTHING PLANE. Sandusky Tool Co. No. 3SC. Part of the line of "semi-steel" bench planes manufactured by Sandusky in the 1920s and based on Schwer's 1928 patent for a simplified adjustment mechanism. 9" corrugated sole, 2" cutter, stained maple tote and knob with wear but no damage, metal clean. Another historical dead end from the otherwise respected Sandusky company. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good+ 100-200B68-5081970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16898/b68-508B68-508 MINIATURE BLOCK PLANE. Meriden Patent Novelty. Unmarked but identical to Figure 254 in PTAMPIA I. Japanning 50%, metal clean. A rare plane. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good+ 200-400B68-5061970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16896/b68-506B68-506 BULLNOSE RABBET PLANE. Sargent Ladybug No. 1506. The shortest version of the Bug, 5" sole, sold without the fence and depth stop. Nickel 99%, a few chips and dings. Uncommon size. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good+ 500-1000B68-4991970-01-01T00:00:00+01:001970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00/auction/list-auctions/viewbids/16889/b68-499B68-499 JACK PLANE. Chaplin Patent No. 5. O. R. Chaplin's first patent, manufactured by Tower & Lyon, 9" sole with "5" cast behind front; non-adjustable throat, iron tote and knob; "Chaplin's Patent" cast around knob, proper 2" marked cutter. Japanning 90%, nickel plating on tote, knob and lever cap have some light corrosion. From the collection of Harold Unruh. Good 200-400