Greetings Gentle Galoots, I have a plane
identification question. Since I still don't have "the
books" I will bother this esteemed forum.

Found in the wild in an out-of-the-way antique mall
with no dedicated tool sellers. It's an iron jointer
marked #7 on the heel. Easy, it's a Stanley, right?
Not so fast, Keemosabe. The only markings on the body
is the #7. The body is 21 3/8" long, the iron is 2
3/8" wide, it has a low, mushroom knob, knob and tote
look to be rosewood. It has a lateral adjustment lever
but the end of the lever, where you push with your
finger, is different than what I've seen in my very
limited experience. What they did was just twist the
end of the lever from a horizontal orientation to a
verticle one. The iron has a somewhat faint mark
B. Plane (in an arc)
PATD (with a smaller, underlined D)
?J? 22, 1889?

That's what I can tell you. I'm sure there are many
more subtulties of frog design etc that I have missed,
but if it's important, let me know and I'll do my best
to describe them. 

Also picked up a Type 20 (it's blue) Baily #6 for $10.
Nothing special, but this is heavier and wider than
the #7 above. Mentioned for comparison.

Thanks! 
Andrew
Who also bought a 3.5 tpi rip saw that's sharp as the
dickins and has a green and yellow painted handle
(Yech!), a broad-headed hatchet with one side flat
(what are they called?), a nice saw set and one of
those adjustable drill bits (can make it wider) made
by Irwin (#22) that can go up to 3" across.

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Assembled Galooteri,

I'm thinkin that Andrew here is going to generate one heck of a tool
storage problem if he keeps this up.

Speaking from experience (for once). Al Perreault Westminster, MA

Who just spent 2 days cleaning and re-organizing his shop area. Hung a
2nd hand kitchen wall cabinet, to keep sharp things out of reach of a
4yr old GIT and to get vast piles-o-cast-iron out of eye sight of a
prowling SWMBO. Who is starting to venture out of the house, now that
the glacier has receeded.
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Found in the wild in an out-of-the-way antique mall with no dedicated
tool sellers.

Also picked up a Type 20 (it's blue) Baily #6 for $10.

Who also bought a 3.5 tpi rip saw that's sharp as the dickins and has a
green and yellow painted handle (Yech!), a broad-headed hatchet with one
side flat (what are they called?), a nice saw set and one of those
adjustable drill bits (can make it wider) made by Irwin (#22) that can
go up to 3" across.

Hi Andrew & All,

Andrew's "B Plane" was made by the Birmingham Plane Mfg. Co. of
Birmingham, CT, or the Derby Plane Mfg. Co. of Derby, CT; the name was
changed from Birmingham to Derby in 1891. The incomplete patent date on
it is Oct. 22, 1889; it was issued to George Mosher who was a principal
in both companies. The Derby Co. only worked until 1900, so there is a
fairly narrow 11 year age range for the plane.

Best Wishes,
Bob