Sargent No. 207 Block Plane
as illustrated in the Sargent catalog of 1911.
Sargent Adjustable Iron Planes
Patented March 21, 1893.
Block Planes.
With Lever Adjustment.
No. 207, Japanned Finish, 7½ Inches, 1⅝ Inch Cutter, . . . each, net $0 70
Note: The above information has been reproduced from an original catalog listing.
Specifications:
| Plane Type: | Block Plane |
| Features: | Adjustable, with screw adjustment for cutter |
| Manufactured: | From 1887 to 1918 |
| Length: | 7½ inches |
| Cutter Width: | 1¾ inches (1887 to 1909) |
| 1⅝ inches (1910 to 1918) | |
| Construction: | Cast iron body, Fruitwood knob (1887 to 1909) |
| Cast iron body, East India Mahogany knob (1910 to 1918) | |
| Finish: | Japanned |
| Type 1 | 1887 only. See “Additional Notes” below |
| Type 2 | 1888 to 1893. See “Additional Notes” below |
| Uses: | General purpose block plane |
Please check the Value Guide For Sargent Planes page for relative prices.
Additional Notes:
The No. 207 block plane originally had a vertical post screw adjustment for the cutter when it was first released in 1887. By 1910 this had been changed to a lever adjustment, before being dropped from the Sargent line altogether by 1918.
Type 1 planes had a lever to secure the lever cap and “SARGENT & CO.” cast into the body. Type 2 planes were secured with a “gull wing” shaped clamp screw.
