Wade, I seem to have the smoother to go with your jack and fore plane...
J. Pearce, Chapin Stephens iron, nice condition and nicely shaped, and
with a reasonably tight mouth for a woodie smoother.

Was Chapin Stephens a successor to the H. Chapin - Union Factory?

FWIW, Paul Fuss

Wade McDonald wrote:
>
> GGs,
>
> Brent asks about a J Pearce woodie with a Sorby Iron, Tony Sez:
>
> >J. Pearce was a hardware store brand name used by H. Chapin - Union
> >   Factory 1828-1860.
>
> I suggest Tony has the dates for J Pearce usage wrong. I have a jack
> and fore plane, both nicely shaped (for factory), in very nice
> condition with super tight mouths. Both my J Pearce planes have Chapin
> Stephens marked irons which puts the date for mine at 1901- 1929. I
> don't know how much earlier this mark was used.
>
> Regards, Wade