DRAW LOCK CHISELS  

The first reference to these chisels that I can find is in the 1897 catalogue, but they were probably introduced earlier, however they are not listed in the 1873 or 1888 catalogues.  They are called ‘Double-ended draw lock chisels’ because they have 2 cutting ends which are at right angles to each other. The cutter which is at right angles to the shaft is 5/8″ wide.
The other chisel end is in line with the shaft and is 5/16″ wide.   The whole tool is 5 inches long.  The 1897 Item number is 836A and that is because at the same time MARPLES produced Single-end draw lock chisels which had Boxwood handles and were numbered 836B and 836C, sold individually…..see below:

In 1909 the item numbers were changed to #886 for the Double ended and to #887 for the Boxwood handled pair. At this time #886 was sold for 8/6d per dozen. 1909 catalogue entry is below:

By 1921 the boxwood pair #887 is no longer listed and #886 is still 8/6d per dozen.
The 1928 listing is below:

By 1938 item #886 is listed at 12/9d per dozen, and by December 1959 they cost 4/6d each, after that date they are discontinued.

The later chisel [above] looks as though it has been sharpened many times!

Button Hole Chisels:
As the name suggests these chisels were purpose made to cut various widths of button holes.  They seem to only be listed in Catalogues 1888–1909. In the 1888 and 1897 Cats. the item number is 109A, changing to #885 in 1909.
They were only produced in 6 sizes.

The 1862 Catalogue shows that Compass planes were available from MARPLES as a plain plane[!], or with a plated sole; or with a wood stop or with a brass screw stop.
Strangely the 1873 Catalogue only lists a #849 Compass Smoothing plane to 2″, and nothing else?
The 1897 Catalogue shows these and with a new number system:

And the 1909 Catalogue again shows new numbers for these planes:

The 1921 Catalogue planes are shown below:

And 1928 is here:

In 1938 these planes are shown as being available and #2836-2839 are eliminated:

By 1959 we come to this:
Prices were   34/-: 36/-; 38/-.but now all under the one item #2830 umbrella.

The last listing of these hand made planes is shown in the April 1962 Price list where they are shown as being available for  40/6d; 42/6d and 45/- each according to blade width.  So we can conclude that, as with most other Shamrock Planes [Hand made] they had their demise around 1963.
Below is a Compass Smooth Plane with Brass Screw Stop. The latter with a steel ‘skate’ projecting through the sole of the plane and can be thereby adjusted for difference radii.

 

 

These again were planes that MARPLES had manufactured [by MOSELEY & Son?] for sale quite early on and they first appear in the 1862 Catalogue:

The 1873 entry was thus:
 Note the item # system now.

By 1897, with a different # system we see this:

And of course in 1909 a new numbering system shows these planes being available:

#3021   Common Ogee to 5/8″ and 1/8″ increments to 1″ available at extra cost.
#3026  Quirk Ogee to 1″.
#3028  Quirk Ogee & Astragal to 1″ and 1/8″ increments available at extra cost.
#3031  Quirk Ogee &  Quirk Bead to 1″ and 1/8″ increments available at extra cost.
#3023  Grecian Ogee to 1″.
#3024  Grecian Ogee and Bead to 1″.
#3030  Quirk Ogee and Bead to 1″.

#3030 Q O & Bead

After WWI in 1921 the sizes and planes are exactly as per 1909 Catalogue and surprisingly the prices are exactly the same!
But in 1928 we can see a reduction in the sizes:
#3021  to 1/2″ + 1/8″ increments to 1″ at extra cost.
#3023  to 3/4″ + 1/8″ increments at extra cost
#3024  to 3/4″ + 1/8″ increments at extra cost.
#3026  to 3/4″ + 1/8″ increments at extra cost.
#3028  to 3/4″ + 1/8″ increments at extra cost.
#3030  to 3/4″ + 1/8″ increments at extra cost.
#3031  to 3/4″ + 1/8″ increments at extra cost.

In 1938 AND 1959 only 2 planes are listed, exactly the same as per 1928 specs, #3021 [ Common Ogee]          & #3023 [Grecian Ogee].

As with most of the other Shamrock Brand hand made planes the last to be offered for sale were in c.1963.

 

 

 

These planes are first found in the 1862 Catalogue when they were not given item numbers:

The following is from the 1873 Catalogue with the newly instituted Item numbers:

1897 sees a change in the item numbers:

1909 also has another change in the item numbers:

In the 1921, 1928 and 1938 Catalogues only the #3001 and #3002 planes are listed [1928 Cat listing shown below]:

The October 1959 Catalogue is the last time these 2 planes are shown, still at 5/8″-1″ with the 1/8″ increments available extra.  But the December 1959 Price List shows that the 3001 cost was 22/6d to 5/8″ and then 1/6d for each 1/8″ increment above that.  The #3002 to 5/8″ was 25/- with the same incremental price structure.

As with most of the other Shamrock Wooden Planes, this plane is not listed in the March 1964 Price List and therefore may well have been unavailable after 1963.

Astragal planes are mentioned in the 1862 Catalogue, but with no item number, and for that we have to wait until the 1873 [ or possibly before] catalogue when they are called #857.   In 1897 they are shown as #984 and as being available up to 5/8″for 2/4d and every 1/8″ to 1″  were 3d. extra and 4d extra above that 1″ size.  In 1909 and 1921 the same range of planes were offered but with #3000 being assigned. The basic plane up to 5/8″ was 2/6d +3d, +4d.

1928 saw a reduction to 1/2″ at 5/- +6d, +8d.  1938 was the same price for the extra sizes with a base price up to 1/2″ of 7/6d.   By 1959 #3000 was 25/- with 1/ 6d. being charged per 1/8″ above that 1/2″ size.

They are still listed in 1962 but not in March 1964.

These planes seem to have started being available from MARPLES since at least 1862.  The table below will explain their availability over time until 1959.   In the April 1962 Price list #3020 was shown as being available up to 1/2″ with again 1/8″ increments that could be had.    This situation was also offered for #3022 up to 3/4″+..

But by the time of the March 1964 Price List, as with all other wooden Shamrock Planes, they were shown to be de-listed.

Below is a Templet for the Common Ovaloe plane:

These were a staple plane for furniture manufacturers and are listed in 1862 which offered [no doubt made by ‘Moseley‘] the availability of 1-5 reeds ‘whole boxed’  for 3/4d – 6/6d. and this was a lot of money back then when a penny would have bought a loaf of bread!  At this time  ‘Improved Reeds’ were also offered but we have no details what these tools looked like.

In 1873 the following are shown in the Catalogue:

In 1897, unbelievably the prices are exactly the same, but the numbers have changed to #1044-1048.

1909 sees this entry:

In 1921 numbers 3036; 3037; 3038 and 3039 are only available [with the 1/8″ 3d extra provision]. But by 1928 the #3039 has been re-assigned to a Centre V plane. So this four reed plane may have been dropped from the line around 1925?

By 1928 only # 3036; 3037 and #3038 were available [6/8d; 7/8d; and 9/-] with additional 1/8″ increments at 6d each. In 1938 the same lines were offered up to 3/8″ with every additional 1/8″ costing 9d extra.          A similar situation existed in the 1959 Catalogue in that the 3 same planes were offered ‘to 3/8″‘ with the extra 1/8″ being applied.

The last listing of these planes can be found in the 4/62 Price List at 30/- each, but they do not appear in the 3/64 Price List.  Therefore, again, they were probably not manufactured, because of the lack of skilled craftsmen or demand, after 1963.

 

 

 

These planes are first seen in the 1862 Catalogue listed as a Fluting Plane with handle [?] ..no item number and no size stipulated.   With the introduction of an item numbering system in the 1873 Catalogue, Fluting Planes show as #869 but again no size[s] are stipulated. This situation is echoed in 1897 with #994 being applied to these planes at 3/- each.  At last a size is shown (to 5/8″) in 1909 and as Item #3016. They seem to be phased out before 1921 and still do not appear in the 1928 Catalogue. [Many planes did not appear in 1921 due to range reduction because of WWI, but emerged again in the 1928 Catalogue. Not so this one!]

 

These elliptical hollow moulding planes were introduced c.1880 and appear in 1897 as #1084 available up to 5/8″ and with larger shapes available in 1/8″ increments for 3d extra money. 1909 sees a number change to #3040 and the sizes and details stayed the same through the 1921 Catalogue.  But the 1928 issue shows up to 1/2″ at the regular price with addition 1/8″ increments being available at extra cost  They were still similarly in production in 1959 and beyond until at least c.1963.

These were a very short lived Moulding plane that made either an external ‘V’ shape or an internal ‘V’ shape. Why you would want to use this plane is beyond me. Maybe a precursor to wood panelling installation?

I first see them in the 1909 catalogue listed as  Centre V #3011 and Reverse V #3011.1/2.  By 1921 only the #3011 is listed and neither are shown in 1928.

I have never seen one , but I do have a 3011 made by another maker.