Clean, fine, no issues. 7 1/2 inches long. 2 1/8 inch Ward iron is probably not the first. An early example with the fancy finial screw. Stewart Spiers (b. 1820 - d. 1899) perhaps the finest plane maker that ever existed. His planes were not only the best in quality of construction but also aesthetically pleasing. The Spiers firm operated from 1840-1936