No. 29 it was sunny enough out to recognize thanks for the helpDon't get too excited. Your plane has a lateral adjustment so 1884 would be the earliest it would have been manufactured--later depending on the style of lateral and the number of patent dates stamped on it. Is there anything left of the toe stamp?








I just finished putting the final touches on my No. 35 Transitional Plane:
Basically I just threw the knife, backer plate and the hardware in vinegar overnight. The jappaning is still mostly there on the main body and frog so they just got scrubbed. I did sand and re-stain the wood parts.
According to TimeTestedTools, the marks on mine indicate it is a No. 35 Type 6 (1874-1884) except mine still has a knob with a bead around the base. I expect they used up their old supply of beaded knobs before going to the non-beaded type. For that reason, I theorize mine to be a very early Type 6 which should put the manufacture date sometime in 1874.