Nice page, Kirk. That's real yeoman work there.

Since this question came up, I've been intending to get my Millers Falls
catalog and get some documentation. Sloth and poor memory have prevented
that. The four hole shave is not a No. 1 but the No. 2 model. The
reversible blade is similar to a Conover patent spokeshave (US468239)
which allows for moving the blade to different mouths to get different
shaped soles. I'll leave it up those with authoritative resources to
provide the timeline on when the No. 1 and No. 2 were developed.

Regards, Steve

-------Original Message------- From: Kirk Eppler 

I just threw up (and it looks like it) some photos of my cigar shave,
using the really klutzy web page creator my ISP gives me. Not real
pretty, as I'm still reshaping the bevel to lengthen the bevel.

Mine is a 4 hole, patented as listed below, both handles unscrewing
normally shave

I've included a photo of what I think the 2nd set of holes is for.