This is a Transitional Plane made by the Derby Plane company and manufactured under the Birmingham name. It was patented by Oliver R. Hayworth – Tarkio, MS, US Patent: 508,386 Granted: Nov. 07, 1893
Here is some History on Birmingham and Derby Plane Co. More information here. And all my Birmingham plane articles here
See a video of this plane here
Here are the photos of how I received it.
Additional Birmingham Examples
Birmingham "B" Plane #120 Block Plane
Birmingham "B" Plane #120 Block Plane
Additional Birmingham Examples
(My #120-030823-1)
Birmingham #120 Block Plane
Birmingham #120 Block Plane
7" Long 1 5/8" wide blade
Additional Birmingham Examples
(My #120-092520-1)
Birmingham #15 B Plane Block
Birmingham B Plane Block (Similar to the Stanley #15, Like the #9 1/2 but longer) And Like the Birmingham #9 1/2 except for length.
This plane has the US Patent: 401,532 Bench-Plane Edge-gripping Plane Cutter Lateral Adjuster
7" Long, 1 5/8" wide...
Birmingham #26 Transitional B Plane
Birmingham #26 Transitional B Plane
Additional Birmingham Post
Additional Birmingham Examples
Birmingham #4 B Plane Smoother
Birmingham #4 B Plane Smoother
Other Birmingham information --->
Additional Birmingham Examples
Birmingham #4 B Plane Smoother
Birmingham #4 B Plane Smoother
Birmingham Planes ("B" Planes) Information
Other Articles and post
Additional Birmingham Examples
(My #B4-0314232)
Birmingham #5 B Plane Jack
Birmingham #5 B Plane Jack
This plane was stripped and refinished.
Additional Birmingham Posthttps://www.timetestedtools.net/category/hand-planes/birmingham-or-b-planes/
Birmingham...
Birmingham 6" Block Plane
Birmingham 6" Block Plane (Something Like a Stanley #120)
This one has a Broken Lever and has been restored. It was in extremely bad shape when I got it.
US Patent: 413,329
Additional Birmingham Examples
(My...
Birmingham 6″ Block Plane (Simplest)
Birmingham 6″ Block Plane (Simplest)
Blade is 1 3/4" wide
Additional Birmingham Examples
(My #B-032523-2)
Birmingham 7″ Block Plane (Simplest)
Birmingham 7″ Block Plane (Simplest) Restored
Blade is 1 3/4″ wide
Additional Birmingham Examples
Birmingham 9 1/2 Block Plane
Birmingham 9 1/2 Block Plane
Length 6" Blade width 1 5/8"
Additional Birmingham Examples
(My #9 1/2-022523-5)
Birmingham B Plane with an Adjustable Mouth (AKA Derby #4 1/4)
Something very very cool showed up in my mailbox today. This is a Birmingham B plane. Birmingham Plane Mfg Co made many cool planes, but this one seems to be undocumented.
Here I've compared it to my #4 B Lane, and there is no doubt, this was a Birmingham...