UBER RARE S. HUGHES 2 3/8" WIDE TRIPLE BOXED VERY COMPLEX MOULDING PLANE. STAMPED ON TOE " S HUGHES ", ITS VERY LIGHT BUT READABLE. PLANE MEASURES 9 3/4" LONG X 2 3/8" WIDE. HAS A " UR " RATING IN " AMERICAN WOODEN PLANES " BY ELLIOTT WITH DATES 1790 - 1810. CONDITION FOR A PLANE THIS OLD IS PHENOMENAL !!, NO CHIPS, CRACKS OR BREAKS AND A NICE UNTOUCHED PATINA, LOOKS LIKE IT SAT IN A TOOL BOX FOR CENTURIES AND WAS HARDLY USED. TRIPLE BOXWOOD BOXING IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO MISSING OR BROKEN PIECES. WEDGE DEFINITELY HAS THAT 18TH CA. LOOK TO IT.
