SOLD N314 Vintage Australian TURNER No.5 jack PLANE

ITEM DESCRIPTION

Vintage tools -  plane N314

Up for sale is a hard to find Australian made TURNER  No:5 JACK PLANE.
Turner Planes were made to the highest quality standards, their distinctive "unbreakable" red acetate handles look just amazing.

“The TURNER story had a lifespan of only 35 years. It began in April 1935 and closed on the 30th of November 1970, when STANLEY TITAN acquired the business, and either absorbed or ceased to manufacture the TURNER products from that date. However planes were only produced for 10 years 1960-70.
In 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.
TURNER acquired the patterns and details of its plane lines from POPE Products Ltd in Adelaide. The POPE (& FALCON) line of planes were a copy of the STANLEY USA range. TURNER redesigned the planes and introduced a unbreakable "Red Cellulose Acetate" front & rear handle, matching their screwdriver line.” - from the HTPAA web page.

Weight -  2.1kg

CONDITION

This plane is in authentic vintage condition, wear and tear consistent with age & use, an original Turner Australia cutter & lever cap, some finish loss & engraved with THS (Technical High School) on one cheek, an iconic Melbourne made plane, sharpen it up & plane away.

One of the handier planes to have in your workshop. 

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