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Series A, B, C, and D. See Figures 2-5 and the Appendix for more information.1 Split frame planes have a split, or separation between the upper and lower castings that form the body of the plane. The Series C split frame planes have slide-in screw lock lever caps with large brass screws (Figure 4, Figure 8). Covered with a fair amount of surface rust, it too just barely escaped a trip to the scrap yard and fortunately made its way into a local auction.9 This No. 8 size vertical post jointer plane is 239/16 inches long and 3 inches wide. Unfortunately, at some point in this plane's life, the owner may have stripped the threads of the machine screw that held the toe of the rear tote and then drilled a hole through the sole and replaced the machine screw with a jimmied wood screw.

Together with Alfred Vail, his partner, financial backer, and co-inventor, Morse developed a successful single-wire telegraph.1 Although inventors had developed previous multi-wire telegraphs, none proved commercially successful (Figure 1). Within a short time, Americans used the word telegram to describe a message sent via telegraph wires within the United States, while people used the word cablegram or cable in reference to a telegraph message sent via a submarine cable.3 The cost of sending a telegram or cable was high and was only justified by the speed at which the message could be transmitted compared to regular mail. Sending and receiving orders via telegram or cable was a real boon to marketing and expediting the shipment of orders. Since the cost of sending a telegram was high, businesses, including Stanley Rule & Level Co., quickly developed methods to reduce the word count of telegrams, thereby reducing the cost of the telegram. After receiving the telegram, the shipping department staff at Stanley checked their list of Stanley s cable phrases and knew that Acme Tool in Kansas City wanted: CONVENT RACER- 1 case of No. 65 1 Foot Four-fold Carpenter s Rules, CONFAB PATHOS- 2 cases of No. 605 Bedrock Jack Planes GOPHER ABODE-1 gross of No. 1 Handled Steel 4\" Scratch Awls DODGER SALUTO- 4 dozen No. 54 Adjustable Spoke Shaves DOCTRINE PEAJACKET- 3 dozen No. 78 Duplex Rabbet & Filletster Planes All these somewhat nonsensical and often humorous phrases were created and used to keep down the cost of sending a telegram.

At first glance, because of the straight joint between the upper and lower casting and the absence of a lever lock lever cap, one would tend to place this plane in the \"Series C\" group of Bailey's split frame planes.3 But, the plane has other features that seem to place it somewhere betwixt and between the known Bailey split frame planes. The cutting iron, cap iron, and lever cap are held in place by a pan-head machine screw that is inserted into a threaded hole in the frog; the frog is an integral part of the upper casting. 8. 'Series C' Split Frame Jack Plane An examination of a more typical example of a \"Series C\" split frame jack plane (pictured on the left in Figure 2) shows: 1.That it is 2-3/8\" wide and 13-1/2\" long. 2.The side walls on the lower casting are 1-1/8\" tall at their highest point and only 3/16\" thick. The coil spring under the brass washer creates a back pressure on the upper casting and this tension holds the cutting iron firmly in place.

The original mission statement of the organization was developed shortly thereafter and stated: \"The purpose of the Association is to encourage the study and better understanding of early American industry, in the home, in the shop, on the farm and on the sea, and especially to discover, identify, classify, preserve, and exhibit obsolete tools, implements, utensils, instruments, vehicles, appliances, and mechanical devices used by American craftsmen farmers, housewives, mariners, professional men, and other workers.\" rSee sidebar, \"The EAIA: Membership in EAIA did grow during these years, but in 1967 a decision was made by the Board of Directors to create three classes of membership: active membership, which entitled the member to a subscription to The Chronicle and the privilege of attending meetings; associate membership entitled the member to a subscription to The Chronicle and an opportunity to become an active member when an opening occurred; and subscription membership, which entitled the member to a subscription to The Chronicle. THE PURPOSE of the Association is to encourage the study of and better understanding of early American industries in the home, in the shop, on the farm, and on the sea and especially to discover, identify, classify, preserve and exhibit obsolete tools, implements and mechanical devices used by American craftsmen, farmers, housewives, mariners, professional men and other workers. A reaffirmation of the original goals was included with the further intention to dedicate itself to the education of its members and others interested in early tools. [...]in 1968 a slightly changed version of the statement of purpose first appeared (The Chronicle 21, no. 1).

Because of the nature of Stanley's \"inside contracting system,\" the shop foremen were anxious to meet the needs of their customers. In summary, the patent describes the body of the plane as being made of \"any suitable wood adapted to the purpose,\" with a throat cut into the body designed to accept the \"operative mechanism,\" which is described in the patent as an \"adjustable supporting frame\" for the cutter, lever cap, cutter-adjustment screw, and the lateral adjuster. If the sole of the plane required resurfacing, this \"operative mechanism,\" which included the metal mouth, could be moved upward by loosening the two screws in the throat of the plane that attached the \"operative mechanism\" and cutter frame to the body of the plane. Because these adjustments could be made, the metal portion of the sole could be kept flush with the wooden sole of the plane body. The stamp on the toe, the Stanley logo stamped on the cutter, the single patent date of 7-24-88 on the lateral cutter adjusting lever, and the \"B\" casting mark on the bottom side of the frame of the plane are typical of Stanley planes made from 1900-1904 (Figures 3 and 4).4 Traut applied for the patent on this plane on December 28, 1901, so it's very likely that this plane was produced during the last three months of 1901.

The smaller plane doesn't have a visible Model Shop number, but there are scratch marks on the cast-iron frame in front of the front knob with a few remnants of white paint suggesting that it may have had a Model Shop number that was at some point removed. \"[Leonard Bailey]\" is stamped in block capital letters on the toe.

I'll readily admit it-I'm a tool collector. I'm fascinated with all kinds of tools. My favorite reading material is the latest antique tool magazine, antique tool auction catalog, a book on antique planes, or someone's recent research on planes or a plane maker. I look for planes on the Internet, and I've practically worn out both volumes of Roger K.

The first known catalog listing of \"Newton's shuttle planer\" appeared in the H.F. Livermore Corporation's 1920 K7 Catalog of Duplicate Repair Parts and Specialties for Knowles Looms (Figure 12). It shows the shuttle plane and the shuttle planer base in the version that had been manufactured by Ufford.

Section 1. NUMBER AND ELECTION - The affairs and business of the Corporation shall be managed by a board of twelve directors exclusive of officers. Each year, one-third of the Board shall be elected for three year terms to fill the vacancies then occurring. All directors shall be members of the Corporation and elected by ballot.

The Henry Ford Museum showcases the people and ideas that have fired our imagination and changed our lives. The museum houses an incredible variety of exhibits including more than one hundred clocks spanning four centuries, outstanding examples of pewter and silver from Paul Revere to Tiffany & Company, train engines, stagecoaches, an incredible collection of early stationary steam engines, early machine tools, motorcycles, and of course, a fabulous collection of cars.