>
> The 1892 patent, and all subsequent identifying logos on Stanley plane
> irons, was stamped in the upper portion of the blade, on the visible
> surface when correctly assembled. It has STANLEY in the top line, and
> Pat. Apl 19, '92   in smaller capital letters on the lower line. Looks like
> there is old rust covering that portion of your blade. I would take a razor
> blade window cleaning knife and go over that area gently, taking off the
> surface of the old rust to see if there might be lettering underneath.

Sho'nuff, Tom! Under the bright light of day, and with a little bit of
gentle scraping, STANLEY PAT APL 19 92 appeared!

So, it looks like the body of one plane, cap iron from a second, blade from
a 3rd.

Thanks, all! I'll post back if I dig up anything more on it.

Jason
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