Lot 23
A very rare 21 3/4" LEONARD BAILEY`S 1855 Patent split frame iron jointer (see P-TAMPIA vol 1 pp40-42 for similar planes) this model has the spring under the brass screw instead of the front knob and fixes into a slot cut out of a semi-circle, the lever has no slot for a screw and no groove to fit the bar, the cam faces the opposite direction, the handle is held in place by 4 lugs cast into the sole the plane appears to be an intermediate model, the orig 2 3/8" iron by Greaves, we have never seen this model and size offered for sale, good glued repair to handle and a few orig casting spots to sole o/w in superb little used condition (see Russell fig 918 for details and illustration) G++
