
Probably
designed to compete with the Stanley 12 1/4 veneer scraper, the Sargent No. 53
entered the Sargent plane line sometime between 1911 and 1922. Differing
from other scrapers of the Stanley No. 12 ilk, this one has raised cast iron
handles. The wood bottom on this one is beech, and measures 3 inches wide
and 3 5/8 inches long. the screws are proper. At least 80 percent of
the original japanning remains. The blade fixing screw is proper (with
steel core), but is pretty well bunged up. The blade is a replacement.
This is a scraper that is seen very seldom. Good+


