Hello again, (wiser than I) Galoots:

So I recently pick up this Type 16, #3C at an antique
mall.  To call it a user might even be generous.
Someone decided that Stanley should have adorned the
rosewood tote and knob in a bright green enamel?!?
Being the beginner kinda bottom feeder that I am I
felt sorry for him (the plane, not the seller), forked
over the $18 I talked the gal down to (remember, I'm
new at this - that was the best I could do), and let
him follow me home.

Anyway, on to my question.  He's got the new style
lever cap with the kidney shaped hole.  On the
underside of the lever cap, down toward the front
edge is stamped, apparently by machine, in deep
characters (pardon the poor ascii art):

            |-(imagine a kidney shaped hole here)
     |     O    /|
     | ________/ |
     |  /        |
     | /   PAT.  |
     | NO.1918750 |
     +------------+

I see in Walter's book that this is the patent
number for the kidney shaped hole, but I haven't yet
found any reference to any patent numbers being
stamped on any parts.  Have I just not looked deep
enough yet or is this just another anomaly?

Dorian Reeder
Yukon, OK, USA

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