Hi Ed---I have a 3c with the same kind of pedigree---its last blade
is a SW, and that one is worn down to the slot---the bottom of this
plane is severely worn, rounded really---you can see from the wear on
the corrugations the the toe and tail are at least 1/16 more worn
away than the throat area...a straightedge reveals the same thing.
  So this particular plane has been at work for about 150 years, only
ten or so of those years in its 'period'...
                        best to all Gs everywhere; gAM seattle
                             
  
Ed wrote:
  I have a type 2 #3 (smallish smoother, Jeff) that has a used up 
sweetheart blade in it.  This means that the tools was 50 years old 
when it got it last blade, and then that was used up!

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