18th-Century Jo. Wilbur Moulding Plane — Rare English Crafted Example

Description

Ten inches long. Original and fine, including the original iron and wedge. A half inch side bead, marked 4/8 on heel. Jo. Wilbur was born in 1758, and died in 1836. He fought in the Rhode Island Militia in the Revolutionary War. He made planes in Providence from 1774 to 1784; Swansea 1884-85; Newport from 1785 to 1803, and Swansea in 1802. And finally, in Exter, NY, in 1805.

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