Wow. Nice. Sargent Plane manufacture began in 1884 and the first listings of seven sizes of bench planes and thirteen different block plane models. In 1950, Sargent brought out their line of HERCULES Golden Cutter Planes", a mid--priced competitor to the Stanley DEFIANCE brand. Sargent also manufactured planes for Sears, Roebuck & Company under the CRAFTSMAN and DUNLAP brands. After 1955, Sargent marked planes became quite scarce. Only the #1409 and #1414 bench planes and the #600 aluminum smooth plane bear their trademark. Just when Sargent stopped making planes is not known, but the author has a Sargent made CRAFTSMAN block plane, that is new in the box, with a catalog dated 1958, so they were still making planes at that time. In 1957 the management of Sargent instituted plans to build a new facility in New Haven and in 1964, one hundred years after J.B. Sargent began the business, Sargent & Company moved to its new modern building, The assumption can be made that when they moved, plane production ceased. They were bought out by Walter Kidde & Company in May, 1967 and renamed Sargent Manufacturing Company. Then in 1981, Hanson, Inc. purchased Sargent and it was then purchased by ASSA Abloy AS, of Stockholm, Sweden in 1989. Today the company still manufactures builders and security hardware. Interstate 95 now occupies the former factory site of Sargent & Company.

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6 жыл бұрын

Well I could have googled that too! LOL

Wish I was patient enough to use a plane.

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6 жыл бұрын

HAHA Me too, that is why they mostly sit in a Drawer.