I posted the note below on Saturday and asked a couple of questions. There was a
bit of tongue-in-cheek but the one about the holes in the sides, as shown in
this pic, was genuine: https://www.flickr.com/photos/77280442@N.../3568
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There is one on each side and they are placed in exactly the same relative
location. If you pass a rod thru it will hit the frog so nothing passed between
them. They are not tapped. If they were to hold a fence you would expect two
holes on the same side. Any ideas on a purpose such holes might serve?

I sharpened the iron today and gave the plane a try. Works well enough that it
now has a home under my bench w/ my K7. The tote is very comfortable to hold and
calipers tell me it is about 1/32 of an inch thinner than the K7 and 1/16
shorter front to back. The original totes on these planes were wood, metal or
hard rubber. Since the front knob on mine is also wood I assume it is original.
At first I had thot I would have to “fix” the clunky square nut that holds the
tote in place, but it is functional and the steampunk look has kinda grown on
me.

Bill