Acorn router planes?

[ED65]

I spotted a router plane in the window display of a local turner's last week and I took it for a Stanley 71 but having a closer look over the weekend I was very surprised to see Acorn in raised letters. Anyone else seen one or know anything about them? I couldn't find any info online.

Unfortunately this got added to a you-can't-have-that list from the last few days which also included an early Eclipse junior hacksaw, a woodie skew-rebate jack plane, a woodie jointer, a metal no. 5, a bow saw still with blade and tensioner, an early Stanley 45 and a Record 050

 

[Sheffield Tony]

I presume this is the same Acorn as Acorn planes, a brand of J. A. Chapman bought by Stanley and later used as a second quality brand. I think the old Acorn Chapman planes were usually black, the later Stanley Acorn ones a maroon colour. I have a #4 and a #3 of the older style black Acorn Chapman planes, though I've never seen a #71. Interesting find.

A useful thread here:

acorn-planes-help-please-t32330.html

 

[ED65]

Yes I also assume it's the same Acorn we know from the planes. I've been trying to make an educated guess at whether it dates to the Chapman era or whether it's post-Stanley but can't decide which makes the most sense based on the dates. Either way, if there isn't anything written about them online so far it does probably indicate they were produced in low numbers making this a rare survivor.

 

[AndyT]

I think you should have a stern word with whoever has been writing such a nasty thing as a you-can't-have-that list and make some shrewd investments in rare old iron!

(Then you can show us pictures of the tools you've got but nobody else has :lol: .)

 

[ED65]

The universe wrote the list Andy, I'm not sure I'm up for having a stern word with the universe! These were all either at sucker prices or not for sale.

What was for sale was double or triple what I'd consider fair given condition, e.g. €15 for a Marples level, so black with filth you can't even tell there's any brass, one bubble missing and the other loose and a chunk of wood missing from the side. It doesn't help that I know the vendor gets his old tools in the UK so they've probably marked some items up by about 1,000%