On 5 Aug 2004 at 15:57, Philip McKinney wrote:

> Now I feel that I can ask if anyone has any info about a 22" wooden jointer
> plane I found last week marked "D. Sargent, Manchester, NH" it came equipped
> with a nearly perfect Auburn Tool Co., Thistle Brand iron.

Welcome to the list, and that's a nice find. According to 
AWP4 (standard American wooden plane reference 
book, Jeff) all of the Dana Sargent marks are three star 
(very rare). Mr. Sargent worked in Manchester in the 
1840's. Before that (and after) he worked in Nashua, 
NH, although his job later in life was mayor, not 
planemaker. See, there's hope for all of us - although 
some might suggest that moving from planemaking to 
politics is not "moving up."

Manchester is, of course, right next to Hooksett, home 
of the Guntershave. But I digress. Hey, maybe John is 
mayor of Hooksett by now.

-Ken

Ken Greenberg (ken@c...)
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