Originally Posted by
Frederick Skelly
Ok, Ill try to find that cable later and do so.
The blade looks unused, though its painted black. Its stamped "Union Mfg, New Briton CT". The chip breaker has a faint stamp the looks like "MEANLES" in an arc, above the word "PATENT". Im guessing under "patent" is a date but its obscured by rust.
Is it plausible to think this is an original blade and chipbreaker? Were #2s all that common? (If it was a #4 I wouldn't
count on it. But a #2? What do you think?)
The frog looks like what brass city tools calls a "mid era" Union frog. Is Union an ok brand? How old might this be - WW-II vintage?
Fred