Picked up a wooden jack, quite old looking, stamped

  J. Pearce
  New York

  No. 109

I have no records of this maker for any old tools, so would appreciate
knowing when Pearce was making planes.

The iron has a slightly interesting feature, if having a strange cap iron
screw can be interesting. This screw is hollow, and even stranger, the
hollow is threaded! It must be a replacement, or did they ever do this sort
of thing? What would a screw with a threaded interior be used for?

The iron is a laminated Robt Sorby with the kangaroo imprint.

Thanks,

Brent
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Victoria, BC, CA
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