The first reference that I can find to show that MARPLES sold Infill Planes is in the 1888 Catalogue and these planes were almost certainly all made for MARPLES by the firm of Henry Slater in Clerkenwell, London. Slater made these style planes for very many other makers and he would most often leave his mark hidden somewhere on the plane if it was not badged as being made by SLATER. The 1888 and 1891 Catalogues show identical listings under the heading…”English Pattern Iron Planes‘ and the planes were numbered 1 through 23.
The 1897 Catalogue shows the same number of planes listed but now under the heading of ‘Iron Planes with Rosewood Fittings‘.
The 1909 Catalogue shows that the plane numbers have all been changed and that all planes with Wedges had been discontinued [ i.e. 1;2;3;7;9;11 ].
Some additional cutter widths had also been added for some planes.
The 1921 catalogue shows that all Cast Iron planes had been discontinued [3110;3125;3140 and 3160]. None of these planes appear in 1928.
