Sargent #5414 Jack Plane - Type 3

Sargent #5414 Jack Plane

Tote repaired, furniture restored. This plane has been sharpened with a slight camber (as a Jack plane) for semi rough work. Japanning is original. All parts appear to be original and typical to the #5414 type 3 including the two part blade adjuster knob. . Here is the Sargent catalog description for this vintage plane. . Sargent No. 5000 Series Corrugated Iron Plane Sargent’s Adjustable Iron Planes — Corrugated Bottoms. . PATENTED FEBRUARY 3, 1891. . Bench Planes with Corrugated Bottoms. Polished Trimmings, Rosewood Handle and Knob. With Patent Side Adjustment for exact adjusting of the Cutter with the face of the Plane. . No. 5414, Jack, 14 Inches, 2 Inch Cutter, . . .
. Excerpt from The Sargent Hand Plane Reference Guide for Collectors & Woodworkers – Second Edition (https://amzn.to/4q3y8vf) . Sargent #5400 series…………..(1907-1909) The #5400 series of planes are type 2 and 3 corrugated versions of #400 planes manufactured before 1910 when the VBM series was introduced. A corrugated type 2 or 3 would be considered a #5400 assuming it meets the other correct type criteria I.E. twisted lateral and thin casting. ** The 1907 update to the Sargent catalog included the new option of a corrugated bottom to the 400 series of planes and cataloged as #5400.

**The new catalog number was not marked anywhere on the plane. It is only a catalog reference. Known facts: ** The #5400 Series was NOT in the 1901 Catalog when it was published. ** The #5400 Series was mentioned in the 1907 “updates” to that catalog. This is the first known example of the #5400s being advertised. ** It’s assumed that Sargent changed the designation of the 5400 series to “C” to maintain consistency with its competitors, but this is only speculative at this point. ** The 1910 catalog does not include a reference to the #5400 series of planes, and it’s surmised that this was the end of the production period for the #5400 series and the beginning of the #400 series. It’s possible that the #5400 series had a production run from 1902-1909 but no firm evidence exists to confirm this assumption other than a 1907 catalog insert in which it’s included. However, numerous examples have been observed in Type 2 and 3 designs, which could place the production well before 1907. . . (My #5414-011523-1) . This item may be shipped UPS, USPS, or Fedex ground.