Plane ID help

[ac445ab]

Ciao,
In order to give a friend to n°16 unpaired hollow plane I had, a n° 16 round came to me from UK.
It has "Ward London" at the toe, I think could be the maker mark, but I could not find this planemaker in the Goodman book (second edition) I have.
Any info about?
Thanks
Ciao
Giuliano

 

[AndyT]

You need the much larger 3rd edition (or the soon to be published 4th).

James Ward & Son were ironmongers at 27 Old Kent Road between at least 1885 and 1895. Someone else would have made the plane but they sold it as their "own brand". Hope this helps!

 

[ac445ab]

Thank you Andy,
Just I was waiting a your reply :wink:

You need the much larger 3rd edition (or the soon to be published 4th).

Ok, I think I'll wait the 4 th edition. It is impressive the work made by authors.

Ciao
Giuliano