SPECTACULAR EUROPEAN LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH C. STEEL, GUNMETAL, ROSEWOOD & IVORY SMOOTH PLANE. PLANE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE IN DAVID R RUSSELL'S BOOK " ANTIQUE WOODWORKING TOOLS, THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY ", LISTED ON PAGE 282 PLATE 815. PLANE MEASURES 9 1/2" X 1 1/3". BODY IS CAST STEEL WITH DOVETAILED SOLE TO THE SIDES. ROSEWOOD BUN & REAR HANDLE & INFILL ARE PINNED WITH BRASS PINS. ONE SIDE HAS A SHIELD WITH A CROSS INSIDE MADE & INLAID OF BRASS. THUMB REST IS GUNMETAL DOVETAILED TO THE BODY. THE CRAFTSMANSHIP ON THIS PLANE IS REMARKABLE & A THING OF BEAUTY.
