Millers falls plane us site. By way of example the millers falls planes made during that period have little to no brass substitute american hardwood for the tote and knob but are generally as well made as the ones that came before or after and work just fine. Given millers falls were a us based company a better question would have been. Welcome to the millers falls planes site. Formerly the chief fabrication facility for goodell pratt the greenfield site served as millers falls company headquarters from the time of its purchase until 1978 when all aspects of the operation were relocated to deerfield just three miles away.
Asking 85 i restore the finest vintage tools. Millers falls made that change in about 1941 and if they were like other companies of that time they likely used up old stock and may have mix matched. 16 adjustable block plane in original box excellent cond. To be as fair as possible i have compared two smoother planes that according to the dating sites below are from around the same era 1940s.
Millers falls was established in 1868 as the millers falls manufacturing co. Anyway a terrific plane. When it came to hand plane collecting back in the early days of the internet there were several names of note. Here you will find images and information on all the known models of planes manufactured by millers falls since 1929.
But i havent got any stanley planes so record will have to do. Then again millers falls planes were anachronistic in their quality so perhaps this isnt a good example. Make offer millers falls 1455 low angle block plane clean sharp ready to use millers falls no. New listing millers falls no.
Over the years they also made shop machines including table saws scroll saws lathes drill presses sanders and bench grinders as well as popular lines of hand tools such as planes and eggbeater drills. Free shipping on many items. If you need a nice plane saw marking tool or brace please let me know. 140 wood planer exc very easy restore or use as is 7522.
47 block plane knuckle cap only good nickel plating lqqk. Early products included bit braces and wooden handle tool holders with interchangeable bits. Millers falls acquired the property in 1931 when it merged with the nearby goodell pratt company. Among the various dealer sites such as.
7 is an exception to the companys numbering system. 7 is slightly in excess of eight inches in length.