| US Patent: 392,425 
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| Carpenter's Plane | 
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| Patentees: |  
 | James Hartness (exact or similar names) - Torrington, CT |  | John J. Tower (exact or similar names) - Brooklyn, NY |  
 
 
 
 
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Applied: | Jan. 14, 1888 |  
| Granted: | Nov. 06, 1888 |  
 
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| Description: |  | Described by Hartness and Tower as an improvement of Orril R. Chaplin's patent (126519), the focus of this patent is on the method of attaching the cap-iron to the plane-iron so that it won't shift with the lever cap when the iron is adjusted for heavier and lighter cuts. Noted as especially useful for wood-bottom planes. |  |