VINTAGE EDWARD PRESTON & SONS' - " BULL NOSE " IRON , WOOD PLANE .

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VINTAGE - " BULL NOSE " IRON , WOOD PLANE - COMPLETE , INCLUDING ORGINAL BLADE . MARKED ON BRASS ADJUSTER WHEEL " EDWd PRESTON & SONS " & " E P " TRADEMARK AND AT THE ADJUSTER END OF THE BLADE " PRESTON " & " E P TRADEMARK ". THIS BIRMINGHAM MANUFACTURER CEASED OPERATION IN 1932 , THEREFORE THE PLANE IS AT LEAST 80 YEARS OLD AND WAS FEATURED IN A 1901 CATALOGUE AS " PRESTONS' PATTERN BULL NOSE RABBET PLANE , IRON REF No 1347 ". SIZE :- BASE - 9.5 cm ( 3.75" ) Long x 2.7 cm ( 1.07" ) Wide x 6.7 cm ( 2.64" ) High . WEIGHT :- 0.393 Kg ( 14 oz ) APART FROM THE LOSS OF THE BLACK " JAPANED " FINISH AND THE NORMAL AGE-DISCOLOURATION OF THE IRON & BLADE , THERE IS NO RUST , DAMAGE OR REPAIRS . THIS IS AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF ITS KIND ! OVERSEAS BIDS ARE WELCOME , SHIPPING WOULD BE BY TRACKED , FULLY COMPENSATED AND SIGNED-FOR ON DELIVERY, SERVICE - ADDITIONAL PRICES WILL BE PROVIDED ON REQUEST .