Help ID ing these old molding planes?

4/24/06, 12:35 AM #1

Lane
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Help ID ing these old molding planes?

Lane

>I have a box of old molding planes that I'm trying to identify and research. I suspect that they are Golden Lane, made in Ireland because one, but only one of the lot is stamped with "Booth 35 Golden Lane Dublin". I will attach a photo of one of them - its not the inscribed one - I can take more photos.

Out of the dozen or so I have, only 4 are marked. Inscribed as follows:

1) "Booth 35 Golden Lane Dublin" (in script) - also "MZ Cronin" (may be ML) and initials M W

2) A O'Connel" and "H Brown"

3) T A Hern (I think)

4) TAH

I will appreciate your help-Thanks in advance

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Thanks!

Lane

Re: Help ID ing these old molding planes?

4/27/06, 4:22 AM #2

Lane
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Re: Help ID ing these old molding planes?

Lane

>Anyone? Heres a close up of the one thats inscribed...

Re: Help ID ing these old molding planes?

4/27/06, 5:47 AM #3

Wiley Horne
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Wiley Horne

>No knowledge myself about this. But if you will google these words 'dublin booth golden lane', you will get some leads--I just did it. For example, Martin J. Donnelly has sold a complex molding plane marked "Booth 32 Golden Lane, which he lists as having been made in 1875-1900 as I recall. You might compare scripts. Also, some references from Dublin city and/or business directories from the 1800's. This and similar searches may give you something solid.

Wiley

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Re: Help ID ing these old molding planes?

4/27/06, 6:18 PM #4

C.R. Miller
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C.R. Miller

>Wiley is correct... The planemaker is Booth Brothers and the address is (32) Golden Lane, Dublin. At some stage its possible that the street numbers were changed from 32 to 35, or vice versa. They did that a lot in those days!

Its also possible that they could've moved premises, but all the references I have say 32 Golden Lane (rather than 35) and 63 Upper Stephen Street.

They were listed as being in operation from 1875 to 1900, as planemakers, in various directories of the time.

Not hugely common planes but not that rare either (unfortunately for you). That particular plane is made from beech (the most common timber for manufactured wooden planes).

Nice find.

The top plane looks like its made from oak, as you can see the med rays on the sole, which would likely make it a user-made plane (as in made by a woodworker rather than a planemaking business).

Help ID ing these old molding planes?

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