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Lot 95:
Description
A pair of beechwood and brass joinery plough planes, comprising a wedge-arm example and a screw-arm example. The wedge-arm plane features two transverse stems secured by wooden wedges, each stem finished with a brass tip and decorated with a diamond-shaped brass escutcheon. The screw-arm plane is constructed with threaded stems adjusted by two large brass-collared wooden nuts and features a substantial brass-faced fence for guidance. Both planes retain their respective steel irons. The toe of the wedge-arm plane bears an impressed stamp reading GABRIEL and the toe of the screw-arm plane is stamped R. HEALEY.
Length (left plane body): 24 cm
Length (right plane body): 24 cm.
Condition report:
Significant age-related wear is visible to both items. The wedge-arm plane shows chips to the wooden heel and rounding of the body edges (photo 1), with surface oxidation and pitting to the steel iron (photo 2). The screw-arm plane displays numerous inactive woodworm exit holes across the fence and stems (photo 1). The brass hardware on both planes shows a dark patina and one wooden nut on the screw-arm plane is cracked (photo 1).
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