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“The Duplex” Block Plane
Specifications:
| Plane Type: | “The Duplex” Block Plane |
| Manufactured: | From 1882 to around 1910 |
| Available: | From 1882 to around 1915 |
| Construction: | Cast iron |
| Finish: | Japanned (black) |
| Uses: | Specialised block plane |
Sizes:
“The Duplex” block plane came in several sizes, as shown below. It is unknown at this stage whether these sizes were exactly correct, or whether they were “close enough” for the respective catalogues in which the planes appeared in. “Yes” simply refers to existing sizes found, but not necessarily noted in catalogues or price lists.
| 3″ | 3¼” | 3½” | 4″ | 4½” | 4¾” | 5″ | 5½” | 7½” |
| Yes | Yes | * ▴ ◦ ● ◇ ◄ ▮ | ▮ | * ▴ ◦ ● ◇ ◄ | Yes |
LEGEND:
| * | = William Marples 1883 catalogue |
| ** | = William Marples 1891 catalogue |
| ▴ | = William Marples 1901 catalogue |
| ▪ | = Melhuish 1898 catalogue |
| ◦ | = Edward Preston 1901 catalogue |
| ● | = Edward Preston 1909 catalogue |
| ◇ | = Thomas Turner 1887 catalogue |
| ◄ | = Lockwood Bros. Sixth Edition general catalogue |
| ▮ | = Robert Marples 1890 catalogue |
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Prices:
Please check the Value Guide For Joseph Wolstenholme Planes page for relative prices.
Additional Notes:
Additional notes go here…
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