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...)
667 Brush Creek Rd., Santa Rosa, CA 95404
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