{"product_id":"h2419-vintage-turner-australia-no-4-smoothing-plane-iob","title":"H2419 Vintage COLLECTOR GRADE! TURNER Australia No.4 smoothing PLANE IOB","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eITEM DESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eVintage tools -\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eplane H2419\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUp for sale is a collector grade Australian made TURNER No.4 smoothing plane in its original box with instructions \u0026amp; a full blade that has NEVER been ground.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eOnly produced for 30+ years they are a cool piece of the Australian post WW2 manufacturing boom times, 50mm cutter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The TURNER story had a lifespan of only 35 years. It began in April 1935 and closed on the 30th of November 1970,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ewhen STANLEY TITAN acquired the business, and either absorbed or ceased to manufacture the TURNER products from that date.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1935, Rene William TURNER, aged 27 years, formed a small company, trading as \"Moderne Handles Company\" in Chapel Street in South Yarra, Melbourne, with a staff of three people. By 1966, the Company, now named TURNER Industries Ltd, employed 1100 people.\u003cbr\u003eTURNER acquired the patterns and details of its plane lines from POPE Products Ltd in Adelaide. The POPE (\u0026amp; FALCON) line of planes were a copy of the STANLEY USA range. TURNER redesigned the planes and introduced a unbreakable \"Red Cellulose Acetate\" front \u0026amp; rear handle, matching their screwdriver line.” - from the HTPAA web page.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eWeight -  1.7kg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eCONDITION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eThis plane is in authentic vintage condition, wear and tear consistent with age \u0026amp; use, some minor rust storage marks \u0026amp; amazingly the factory film coat is still over the bevel of the blade- it has had so little use that the blade has NEVER been ground- it’s full length. A superb COLLECTOR GRADE example of a TURNER No:4.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePlease check the photos as they are part of the description.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46648184864967,"sku":"H2419","price":420.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0258\/1138\/6416\/files\/BDB0E9AB-C086-4889-A182-5C1BB6628669.jpg?v=1781240553","url":"https:\/\/vintagetoolshop.com.au\/products\/h2419-vintage-turner-australia-no-4-smoothing-plane-iob","provider":"Vintage Tool Shop Pty Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}