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This flaw lessens the value of a plane to a collector, but does nothing to hinder the plane's use provided the chips are not severe enough to prevent sufficient clamping pressure on the iron.

The Stanley bench planes are equipped with irons that are very thin when compared with the thick irons used on the older wooden planes.

If they wont come off, try soaking then with WD 40 or similar penetrating's liquid to bust the rust grip.

This plane is scarcer than the regular , but it is by no means rare.

This orange paint covers the normal japanning that was used on the frog and main casting.

Each side engages the circular groove in the brass depth adjustment nut.

Check that the nut hasn't been replaced with one off a larger plane.

Anyway, I'll bet the champagne corks popped simultaneouly with a deafening sound worse than that of any Lawrence Welk episode, for sure after the last A6 left New Britain, bound for some sucker in Anytown, Borneo.

1888 in order to reduce the area that had to be machined.

Depth adjustment now is smaller, made either of steel or hard rubber Handles and knobs are of hardwood with dark rosewood stain Pic from Ebay TYPE 20 Stanley 1962-1967 All features of Type 19 except; Castings are now painted blue not japanned , although some are still japanned black, Sequence of apparition unknown Hardwood handles and knobs have a light color stain Lateral lever are one piece bent steel, but still has the roller at the end Top of blade has rounded corners Pics from Ebay The Types 8 to Type 13 are considered by most the very best users.

AP'L 19, 92" in two lines stamped on the iron.

The fourth design, made right after WWII, has the frog receiver with the center rib now cast to resemble a wishbone.