Outstanding! 18th Century English Dated 1739 Bronze Mitre Plane with Steel Sole - 86928U - AS OF JULY 3

$ 9,500.00
  • Outstanding! 18th Century English Dated 1739 Bronze Mitre Plane with Steel Sole - 86928U

Outstanding! 18th Century English Dated 1739 Bronze Mitre Plane with Steel Sole - 86928U - AS OF JULY 3

$ 9,500.00
Item #: 86928U

The earliest known dated English mitre plane! Marked "B.H.G." with a pair of dividers over a similarly designed plane motif. Original rosewood infill and elongated wedge. Curvy scroll front tote. Two gunmetal strips were screwed to the sides to allow use as a shute plane. Ex-Alan Bates collection. Please see TATHS journal vol. 1, page 75. And Figure 863 in ANTIQUE WOODWORKING TOOLS: THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY by David R. Russell.

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Outstanding! 18th Century English Dated 1739 Bronze Mitre Plane with Steel Sole - 86928U
Outstanding! 18th Century English Dated 1739 Bronze Mitre Plane with Steel Sole - 86928U
Outstanding! 18th Century English Dated 1739 Bronze Mitre Plane with Steel Sole - 86928U
Outstanding! 18th Century English Dated 1739 Bronze Mitre Plane with Steel Sole - 86928U
Outstanding! 18th Century English Dated 1739 Bronze Mitre Plane with Steel Sole - 86928U
Outstanding! 18th Century English Dated 1739 Bronze Mitre Plane with Steel Sole - 86928U
Outstanding! 18th Century English Dated 1739 Bronze Mitre Plane with Steel Sole - 86928U
Outstanding! 18th Century English Dated 1739 Bronze Mitre Plane with Steel Sole - 86928U

The earliest known dated English mitre plane! Marked "B.H.G." with a pair of dividers over a similarly designed plane motif. Original rosewood infill and elongated wedge. Curvy scroll front tote. Two gunmetal strips were screwed to the sides to allow use as a shute plane. Ex-Alan Bates collection. Please see TATHS journal vol. 1, page 75. And Figure 863 in ANTIQUE WOODWORKING TOOLS: THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE TWENTIETH CENTURY by David R. Russell.