I must not buy any more wooden planes...

[pitch pine]

but this one said "Cape Town" on it and I've never seen one like it before:

DSCF0309 by nick tasker, on Flickr

DSCF0312 by nick tasker, on Flickr

It is a round made by Novil, Russell & Co of Darling St, Cape Town. I think it came from a textile mill near Huddersfield. Any one seen this maker's name before?

Thanks

 

[AndyT]

That looks so exactly like an ordinary UK plane, I wonder if it was made by a UK maker, marked with the customer's name? I've not tried searching for the company, but making "own brand" planes for hardware or tool stores was pretty common.

 

[pitch pine]

It does like a UK made plane Andy. Any one out there with the Rees plane book to look up Novil Russell & Co?

 

[AndyT]

It does like a UK made plane Andy. Any one out there with the Rees plane book to look up Novil Russell & Co?

Yes, I have, but it's BRITISH Planemakers!
Afaik there is no equivalent for South Africa.
I still think it was made nearer to Huddersfield than Cape Town and either never made it onto the boat or was brought home again by an ex-pat.

 

[pitch pine]

I wonder if the word "Barchfield" helps with finding out more about this plane? It is stamped after the makers name, but within a plane border.

 

[AndyT]

I'd assume that was the owner's name, in the tiny bit of space left.
It's certainly unusual, having a brand name spread over four separate stamps like that.