On Thursday, August 26, 2004, at 12:30  PM, Ken Greenberg wrote:

> Not just having an MBA morning (that's Mr. Bad
> Attitude) but I saw one listing strongly suggesting that
> Fulton planes are really good quality stuff. Now, we
> know that Fulton planes were made by lots of good
> makers, including my beloved Millers Falls. But good
> gracious people - it was the lowest of the three lines
> sold by Sears, or at least the lower of the two before
> Dunlap got invented by Mr. Dunlap of the Marketing
> Department to fill a niche.

Ken et al:

I have a Fulton (#5 jack) in my basement and it is a dead ringer for an 
M-F.  Has rosewood where rosewood ought to be,and the tote even looks 
and feels more  like a Stanley than those relatively straight M-F 
totes. The blade is even shaped like an M-F.  Doesn't appear to be any 
different anywhere.  The only ID on the whole plane is the Fulton on 
the blade.

Ed Minch