Appleton Chelsea toothing scraper wood plane 1* mark

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You are bidding on one Thomas Appleton wood toothing or scraper plane as pictured.It is marked "THOS L APPLETON CHELSEA" on the front end, and the iron is marked "MOULSON BROTHERS WARRANTED CAST STEEL". Overall length of the body is 7-5/16", and the iron is about a 16th under 2". The Chelsea mark rates one star for rarity in AWP4, (American Wooden Planes 4th Edition, THE book to own if you collect American wooden planes), although I can';t remember having any other Appleton Chelsea planes. This is the Chelsea that is just outside Boston.Condition is very good, other than lots of ding marks on the body and wear to the top of the wedge, both from adjusting the iron. SHIPPING: 2 pounds when boxed. (see below if you are bidding outside the US) The queue is overflowing with tools right now, as they seem to be finding me faster than I can list them. Please see my other current as well as upcoming auctions, as I am or will be listing many more collectible planes and tools. I typically list in batches of similar tools, and sitting right now in the queue are even more American and British molders, LOTS of metal planes and parts for them, chisels and gouges, bevels and squares, books about tools, saws, hammers, and a variety of other tools. And if you, like me, are tired of the disappointments as a shopper -- misleading descriptions and poor photographs, "fine" tools that turned out to be repainted when you got them, non original parts that weren't mentioned, and poor packaging, -- then I encourage you to follow my auctions. I come from the handshake school of doing business, and hopefully you are like me and understand what that means. ETHICS IN DESCRIPTIONS: I also buy for my collecting on eBay, and I have been burned too many times by misleading (duh did I forget to mention .......) descriptions, and pictures only of the left side when the right side was trashed. Life is much simpler for me if I disclose what I know or see about an item before you bid, and especially before you receive it in the mail. If I have added or repalced a part, I will tell you. If I think the wedge on a molding plane is not original, I will tell you. If I think a japanned plane has been repainted, I will tell you. What goes around, comes around. RETURN POLICY: I believe that if you give honest descriptions, and include enough pictures, you shouldn't need a return policy. However, that doesn't mean that I won't make an occasional mistake. Please bid with the assurance that if I have made an error in my listing, I WILL take care of you. WASHINGTON STATE BIDDERS: I hate to do this, but if I ship to a Washington address, I either have to charge sales tax at the rate of 9.0%, or receive a valid resale form.PRIORITY MAIL FLAT RATE BOXES FOR HEAVY ITEMS: The Post Office has two sizes of the regular Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes (11-7/8 x 3-3/8 x 13-5/8 inches and 11 x 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches), plus a larger and more expensive Flat Rate Box, for which the postage stays the same regardless of weight. I try to use these if at all possible.WINNING MULTIPLE AUCTIONS: I will always combine multiple purchases to save on shipping, and use the Flat Rate boxes whenever they make sense.INTERNATIONAL PRIORITY MAIL: Canada: 1 pound is $18.15, goes up each pound to 5 pounds which is $23.47. Regular Flat Rate box is $24.75. Flat Rate envelope is $10.45. Australia: 1 pound is $23.38, goes up each pound to 5 pounds which is $40.48. Regular Flat Rate box is $39.00. Flat Rate envelope is $12.35. UK & western Europe: 1 pound is $24.80, goes up each pound to 5 pounds which is $34.30. Regular Flat Rate box is $39.00. Flat Rate envelope is $12.35.Each of the above, except the Flat Rate envelope, includes a bit of automatically included insurance, which is based on weight but is usually about $70 worth of coverage maximum. Additional insurance is a few dollars more and depends on value. T is NO provision for insurance with the Flat Rate envelop... read more

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