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A lovely even numbered half set of hollow and round moulding planes by John Moseley of London.  Including all four pairs of side rounds, side rebates, side snipes and snipe bills from the same set.All are marked 'MOSELEY & SON LONDON' dating this set of moulding planes to between 1819-1830,…

One of those Stanley rarities, the Stanley 4 1/2H heavy smoothing plane. Although all examples were made in the USA apparently they were never listed in a Stanley catalogue nor sold in the US. The 4 1/2H and the larger 5 1/2H were offered in the UK and Australia between…

A very rare group of over 400 rule maker’s marks or stamps from the Aston family workshops of Birmingham. Members of the Aston family had been making rules in Birmingham from the late 1700s up until 1897 when Thomas Aston & Sons was taken over by I & D Smallwood.This…

A wonderful little used 28 inch dovetailed SPIERS jointer plane, from a private collection.With only minor surface rust and a few paint splashes this plane is in excellent condition with the majority of the original finish on the rosewood infill still intact.Pronounced extensions at the toe and heel, this plane…

A wonderful group of 9 airtight casemaking moulding planes by MOSELEY of London, part of a private MOSELEY collection.The gentleman’s ‘curio cabinet’ of the 19th century was developed and enlarged by museums to house their exhibits. Well before the days of air conditioning and effective chemical methods of conservation the…

A fine example of the NORRIS A27 bullnose plane from a private collection.This gunmetal model was a cut above other bullnose planes with its adjusting mechanism, wedge tightening screw and steel sole.Four inches long and available in widths of 1, 1.1/8 and 1.1/4 inches. Ebony wedges were available at a…

A wonderful quality brass framed hand drill with ebony handles.This recent find, although unnamed, is of exceptional quality and the first we have seen with a figure of eight frame shape. Every part is finished to a very high standard with detail indicating that no time or expense was spared…

A very rare matchstick plane by John Moseley of London.This beechwood example has a recessed steel sole with an integral adjustable blade at the rear.The matchstick cutters are housed in a brass block which, in turn, is held captive in the plane stock by a wooden wedge.Unlike other matchstick planes…

A group of four English dovetailed mitre planes, from a private collection.Compared to wooden planes, metal planes were rare right up until the mid 19th century.English mitre planes are typically quite plain, of parallel sided box construction. The toe and heel of the sole extends and is ‘dovetailed’ to the…

A wonderful set of 39 moulding planes by Joseph Gleave & Son of Manchester. Gleave began making planes in 1832 and continued up until 1926 by which time the business had grown into a large tool dealership. The business still exists in Manchester today as ‘industrial supplies specialists’.Many of the…