I looked at the pictures originally posted for this plane, and I'm puzzled.  

I thought that Stanley began to put numbers on the main casting in about 1885,
with Type 5.  Since this plane has no number, it seems like it would predate
1885.

However, the plane is corrugated, and the corrugations look righteous: at a
glance in a single picture, they seem original rather than added by a creative
owner.

But Stanley didn't add corrugations to planes until the 1890s, at least I
thought.

Sorry if I missed some of the discussion; can any of the real experts out there
clarify the features for me?

Gary Katsanis
Puzzled and losing sleep in Albion New York, USA

> >
> > > On Mar 14, 2019, at 3:35 PM, Michael Suwczinsky 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > At least the oldest I've ever found in the wild. A type 4 4 1/2 C
> plane,
> > at
> > > least according to the type study flow chart. I'm assuming 1885 due to
> > the
> > > lateral adjust lever,
> > >
> > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/10735775@N.../47363728021/
> > >
> > > ridden hard and put away wet!  The iron is tapered with an anvil logo
> > > splitting up the word TRADE   MARK
> > >
> > > and there's a big chip out of one cheek, a missing front knob and the
> > boss
> > > filled with dirt so crusted over  I'd assumed the threaded rod was
> broken
> > > off  and rusted in place. Mineral spirits and toothpicks cleaned it
> out.
> > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/10735775@N.../47310971252/
> > >
> > > But with nothing more than a cursory cleaning and not touching the
> iron,
> > it
> > > took shavings from pine,
> > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/10735775@N.../47310971102/
> > >
> > > Telling me that this is a plane that wants to go back to work! $10 for
> > the
> > > pile that included a Surform, welding gloves and a book on stone knives
> > > (the paleo archer guys will like that one)
> > >
> > > Haven't been this excited about an old iron plane in long while.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Michael
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