PHELPS PATTERMAKERS PLANE SET - $795 (Ravensdale)

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THE PHELPS MANUFACTURING CO, LOCATED IN OAKLAND, CA, COMMENCED THE MANUFACTURE OF PATTERNMAKER’S PLANES C. 1924. THE ALUMINUM BODY OF THEIR PLANES HAVE THE PHELPS NAME IN THE CASTING. HOWEVER, PHELPS UTILIZED STANLEY FROGS, LEVER CAPS, KNOBS AND TOTES TO COMPLETE THE PLANE. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHAT TYPE OF AGREEMENT PHELPS ARRANGED WITH STANLEY BUT IT IS UNLIKELY THAT STANLEY WOULD HAVE ALLOWED THE USE OF THEIR PRODUCTS (WITH THEIR LOGOS) WITHOUT A FORMALIZED, AND ASSUMED FINANCIAL, ARRANGMENT. ROGER SMITH, HIGHLIGHTS THE PHELPS ON PAGES 285-86 OF HIS EXCELLENT BOOK PATENTED TANSITIONAL & METALLIC PLANES IN AMERICA VOL 2.

THIS EXAMPLE IS EXTRA ORDINARY IN HAVING AN EXTENDED SET OF ORIGINAL PATTERN SOLES. AS STATED IN THEIR CATALOG, THE PLANE WAS “REGULARLY FURNISHED WITH 5 BLADES AND 5 SOLES FOR SIZES”. THIS SET HAS ADDITIONAL SOLES INDICATING THE INITIAL OWNER (INSLEE AS MARKED ON SIDE OF PLANE) SPECIAL ORDERED AN EXPANDED SET. INCLUDED ARE: 3, 5, 10, 20, 1” AND 1 ¾”

HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY SEEN A PHELPS THIS COMPLETE. THE NICKEL PLATING ON THE LEVER CAP IS AS SHINEY AS THE DAY IT LEFT THE STANLEY PLANT—SIMILAR WITH THE WOOD ON THE KNOB AND TOTE. IT EVEN HAS ITS ORIGINAL PHELPS CATALOG IN PRISTINE CONDITION. HARD TO FIND A NICER ONE.

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THE PHELPS MANUFACTURING CO, LOCATED IN OAKLAND, CA, COMMENCED THE MANUFACTURE OF PATTERNMAKER’S PLANES C. 1924. THE ALUMINUM BODY OF THEIR PLANES HAVE THE PHELPS NAME IN THE CASTING. HOWEVER,...