Thread: Anchor No7 Plane

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Cheers

You might want to go to this site [Info on hand planes ] where there has been a discussion of these planes.

I've done some research on them (difficult because I don't read Swedish), but it seems most of the planes we got in Canada (and I assume that you got in Australia) came over just after WWII and ended in 1960 when the company Eskiltuna Jernmanfactur AB (aka Jernbolaget and Anchor brand) was bought out by AB Bahco.

The black bench planes with a cast yoke for the depth adjuster, keyhole lever cap with big ANCHOR letters, Stanley-style lateral and brown-stained handles are from about the 40s to around 1950. The green ones with a stamped steel yoke, kidney hole in the lever cap (with smaller ANCHOR lettering), lacquered Beech knob and tote and Stanley-style lateral are from about 1950-1955. The black ones with a stamped steel yoke, kidney hole in the lever cap (with smaller ANCHOR lettering), red-stained and lacquered knob and tote and a folded steel lateral seem to be from about 1955-1960.

The timing for the green ones is based on the 1933 Stanley kidney lever cap hole patent running out in 1950. It is also based on the recollections of the former owner of my No. 6C, an old family friend who was a long-time carpenter. The 1960 date was on the AB Bahco site at one time.

I have a No. 5, 5C and 6C and know of a No. 3, No. 4, No. 4C, No. 6, No. 7, No. 7C, No. 78, No. 78A (a green 78 with a wooden tote) and No. 130 double-ended block plane, as well as a block plane which sounds like it might be a No. 220.

I hope this is of some help to you, and apologies for being so late finding this message thread but I just joined your forum.