Tonguing and Grooving Plane (Feder-Nut-Hobel).

Elaborate cast iron body with n-shaped sole, raised section, and rear handle molded in one cast piece.

Front: Wooden knob (⌀ 4.4 cm, ⌀ 3.8 / 2 cm) with bronze screw.

Rotatable side fence on the left.

Front section: Rounded knob mount. To the left, two lugs (11×10 mm)
with 10 mm slots and 4 mm holes for 32 mm long retaining bolts (⌀ 4 mm)
with spring (⌀ 6 mm in 10 mm slot). Head (⌀ 6 mm, length 11 mm), knurled for locking the side fence.

Behind: 9 mm wide upward curve, widening to 26 mm for two 9 mm wide side iron contact surfaces.

Above the center bar: Spring-loaded pivot lever (49×5×0–14 mm)
with 10×11 mm round lug and 5 mm thread, fixed by rivet.

Two 30 mm long, 6 mm screws with bronze knurled heads hold the plane iron (⌀ 16 mm center groove).

Behind: Hollow iron grip, 80–100 mm long, ⌀ 21×31 mm, with pointed tips facing back
and arched cast handle over the center ridge.

Handle surface is stippled and features vine ornaments like in a Stanley plane.
Sole has two 8 mm deep side grooves:
right 7 mm wide, left 8 mm (slot 9 mm).
Right side has a 2 mm wide stop (8 mm high).
Mouth: 71 mm wide, 8 mm from the front.

Side fence: Twin iron 19×23×1.2 mm on the fence (15 mm offset from sole).
Front and back with a 6 mm wide ramp and 4 mm hole for the retaining bolts.

In the middle: 25 mm long, 6 mm screw through side lug on the plane body to swivel the fence.
This screw is offset 3.5 mm sideways.

Planing widths:
- Tongue: 2.1 cm
- Groove: 1.5 cm (with left iron covered).
Fence (shorter than the plane) is always flush with the front.

Iron: 55 mm     Cutting angle: ⌀ 45°
Marking:
WILLIAM ASH & Co (around triangle)
WARRANTED CAST STEEL

Cap Iron: 55 mm     Cutting angle: ⌀ 58°

Conserved.

Condition: Very good for its age.

In THE STANLEY PLANE No. 48 top image, page 79. 1898.