Stanley No. 4C Smooth Plane Sweetheart 1920's

Offering this nice clean corrigated bottom smooth plane marked "STANLEY SW MADE IN U.S.A." on the cutter, with the sweetheart logo, and "BAILEY NO. 4 MADE IN U.S.A." on the toe. There is also 3 cast patent dates on the bed the last is "U.S. PAT. APR.19-10". This plane has about 85% original black Japanning intact, a good sharp cutter, no cracks, minor staining, no rust, a little very minor pitting here and there, some minor dings and scratches, very clean bare metal surfaces. We note one E letter stamped on one side of the bed. The rosewood front knob and rear handle are very nicely grained rosewood, solid, with a nice smooth finish, minimal wear with only very tiny dings and scratches on each. The tote is a little rounded off on the top edge, but no cracks, the front knob has a very minor grain seperations, but was tested and is very solid. The cutter is sharp and ready to use, about 85% intact, lateral, depth, and frog position adjustment all in very good working order. A very clean, ready to use or display plane by a top quality maker!