ANTIQUE J.A. BALCH PATENTED FENCE FOR WOODEN PLANE, PAT. 7/16/1872, PIN STRIPING!!

ANTIQUE J.A. BALCH PATENTED FENCE FOR WOODEN PLANE, PAT. 7/16/1872. NEVER SEEN ONE BEFORE, I'VE HAD THIS FOR DECADES. IN MINT CONDITION WITH 100% JAPANNING & GOLD PIN STRIPING!!. STAMPED ON THE ARM WITH PATENT INFORMATION.