I just received a copy of "Ohio Tool Company" catalog No 23 (reprint). On page 6 there is a line of transitional planes using a lever blade adjuster ad threaded cap similar to the Stanley Liberty Bell series. Now here are the questions, has anyone ever seen one of these and does anyone have one for sale or know of any listed for sale? Thanks in advance for any information.
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Looks like Nathan covered it pretty good here. Thanks Nathan!
You're welcome. It's nice learning more about these planes.
Well this has been very enlightening, just like the OTC planes we've been discussing, I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall in the front office or the board room. Someone must have thought they had a good idea (I'm thinking Ford Edsel) given that they gave it a full page in the catalog. Given the relative success of the Liberty Bell's, OCT may just have been too late to the table. Anyway, I'll keep looking as the focus of my collection are planes with threaded caps instead of lever caps (of course there some exceptions) and I'll find one someday. Again thanks for your insight.
From what I've seen they are exactly the same as the Stanley version except otc used a tapered iron and maroon japanning. It's seems to me it's a blantent copy of Stanley's model. Makes me wonder why the copied it to begin with. It must not have been a big seller.
The reissue patent #176152 & the steel body plane patent 168431 which were used on the 104 and 105 Liberty Bells. The mechanics of both the transitional and metallic planes being the same.
Brian says the dates of the logo on the cutter is 1903-1906. The 1910 and 1915 catalogs both show these being sold. Otc plane production stopped about 1918. I have a 1899 and it doesn't have any listed. So there likely were made 1903-1918 give or take. Not enought examples exist to really get a good picture. Which trauts patent are the reffering to?
Nathan, thanks for all your information and the picture, this Ohio series is almost identical to the Liberty Bell Stanley's. Is there any indication they used Traut's Patent and do you know the time period they were produced?
Here is my 0122. It has a thistle brand football logo. I'm not sure where they were made but Brian might be able to place it based on his type study's. It's definitely earlier than Charleston unless they were using up old stock.
Do yo know, where these planes made in Columbus, Auburn or Charleston?
I've only seen 2 in over 10 years of looking for them. They are really rare.
Yes, that is the series I was asking about. I have the five pre lateral Liberty Bell planes and would eventually like to put together a set of Ohio's. Sooo, the journey down the rabbit hole continues....
Are you referring to the 0122, 0135, 0129, 0132 models? If so, I have a 0122 and only seen one 0135. But that all and they don't come up often. They are direct copies of Stanley's liberty bell series. Only difference I seen is the maroon japanning.
Thanks, I did find a couple of images on the web yesterday, so now the quest begins. If your friend knows of any for sale, I am not concerned with condition as long as they are complete. As a side note, I am also looking for "Scioto" marked tools, again condition is irrelevant.
I don't recall ever seeing one but they are in the catalogs so I can only assume they made them. I have a buddy that collects transitional planes. I'll check with him tomorrow.