Vaughan & Bushnell Planes: Production Dates

Vaughan And Bushnell Production Dates

For most of the Vaughan & Bushnell range, determining the production dates is fairly straightforward as they were only ever in production for some 15 years or so. However there are some planes, such as the number 2, 4½ and 902 that are harder to date due to the fact that they did not appear in any catalogs, advertisements or price lists that I am aware of. With this in mind I have speculated as to the possible production dates for these planes.

Model No. Plane Type Production Dates Construction
No. 2 Smooth Plane c1919-c1921 Cast Iron
No. 3 Smooth Plane c1919-1922 Cast Iron
No. 3C Smooth Plane c1919-1922 Cast Iron
No. 4 Smooth Plane c1919-1922 Cast Iron
No. 4C Smooth Plane c1919-1922 Cast Iron
No. 4½ Smooth Plane c1919-c1921 Cast Iron
No. 4½ Smooth Plane Unknown. Possibly c1935-c1938 Drop Forged
No. 4½C Smooth Plane c1919-c1921 Cast Iron
No. 4½C Smooth Plane Unknown. Possibly c1935-c1938 Drop Forged
No. 5 Jack Plane c1919-1922 Cast Iron
No. 5C Jack Plane c1919-1922 Cast Iron
No. 6 Fore Plane c1919-1922 Cast Iron
No. 6C Fore Plane c1919-1922 Cast Iron
No. 7 Jointer Plane c1919-1922 Cast Iron
No. 7C Jointer Plane c1919-1922 Cast Iron
No. 8 Jointer Plane c1919-1922 Cast Iron
No. 8C Jointer Plane c1919-1922 Cast Iron
No. 502 Block Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 503 Block Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 509½ Block Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 510 Block Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 515 Block Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 516 Block Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 517 Block Plane 1923-1926 Cast Iron
No. 518 Block Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 519 Block Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 520 Block Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 560 Block Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 560½ Block Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 565 Block Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 565½ Block Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 703 Smooth Plane c1925-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 703C Smooth Plane c1925-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 704 Smooth Plane c1925-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 704C Smooth Plane c1925-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 704½ Smooth Plane c1925-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 704½C Smooth Plane c1925-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 705 Jack Plane c1925-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 705C Jack Plane c1925-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 706 Fore Plane c1925-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 706C Fore Plane c1925-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 803 Smooth Plane 1923-1926 Cast Iron
No. 803C Smooth Plane 1923-1926 Cast Iron
No. 804 Smooth Plane 1923-1926 Cast Iron
No. 804C Smooth Plane 1923-1926 Cast Iron
No. 805 Jack Plane 1923-1926 Cast Iron
No. 805C Jack Plane 1923-1926 Cast Iron
No. 806 Fore Plane 1923-1926 Cast Iron
No. 806C Fore Plane 1923-1926 Cast Iron
No. 807 Jointer Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 807C Jointer Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 808 Jointer Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 808C Jointer Plane 1923-c1935 Cast Iron
No. 902 Smooth Plane Unknown. Possibly c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 903 Smooth Plane 1923-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 903 Smooth Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 903C Smooth Plane 1923-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 903C Smooth Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 904 Smooth Plane 1923-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 904 Smooth Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 904C Smooth Plane 1923-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 904C Smooth Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 904½ Smooth Plane 1923-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 904½ Smooth Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 904½C Smooth Plane 1923-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 904½C Smooth Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 905 Jack Plane 1923-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 905 Jack Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 905C Jack Plane 1923-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 905C Jack Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 906 Fore Plane 1923-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 906 Fore Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 906C Fore Plane 1923-c1935 Drop Forged
No. 906C Fore Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 907 Jointer Plane 1923-1926 Drop Forged
No. 907 Jointer Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 907C Jointer Plane 1923-1926 Drop Forged
No. 907C Jointer Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 908 Jointer Plane 1923-1926 Drop Forged
No. 908 Jointer Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron
No. 908C Jointer Plane 1923-1926 Drop Forged
No. 908C Jointer Plane (Late) c1935-c1938 Cast Iron


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