#1 Vtg Keen Kutter EC Simmons K5 1/2C Stanley Bedrock 605 1/2C Wood Plane Tool

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#1 Vtg Keen Kutter EC Simmons K5 1/2C Stanley Bedrock 605 1/2C Wood Plane Tool
A clean, lightly used Stanley Bedrock wood plane with corrugated bottom made for the E.C. Simmons Hardware Company.
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The plane was recently obtained from a sale, shows well cared for, exact age is unknown.
The plane has been Completely Dismantled, and all parts lightly cleaned, oiled and carefully re-assembled, the wood is solid, and the finish is bright and original.
I believe this is a early wood plane, sold thru the E.C. Simmons Hardware Company out of St. Louis, I believe the plane was the Bedrock series made by Stanley Tool Company, for the E.C. Simmons Hardware Company under the KEEN KUTTER SERIES.
This plane is the E.C. Simmons K5 1/2C model, appears as the Stanley model 605 1/2C type 4 Bedrock series made from 1908 to 1910 with the corrugated bottom.
The plane is embossed on the front base
K5 1/2.
The lever cap, and the lateral adjusting lever have no ID markings.
The iron / blade is stamped
with the E C. Simmons Hardware Company wedge logo trade mark.
The plane is 15” long, 5 1/2” tall and 2 3/4” wide, the blade is 2 1/4” wide and a full 7 15/16”
The plane has the 1” diameter brass adjustment knob, and barrel brass nuts on knob and tote.
The plane is in good condition for the era---the blade appears never sharpened----I touch it up a little….
The wood is solid and has near 100% of original finish……The plane and parts has about 90 –95% of original japanning intact some chips places. As with the vintage of the plane there are a few dings, a few surface scratches, some minor pitting spots and some discoloration, all noted from the photos.
The plane is
SOLD AS IS with NO RESERVE
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