Quote Originally Posted by Jim Koepke View Post
From what can be seen in the images, the smoother looks to be a type 10, only two patent dates, short knob & small adjuster. That would date it from 1907 to 1909.

jtk
I think that's really cool. I can see why people collect old planes. Most antiques are decorative. These antiques are still useable and not obsolete. How would you rate these planes compared to current offerings by major manufacturers? Are they comparable? Better? Worse? Thanks