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Very Rare Unique & Important John Moseley Heavy Brass Steel Soled Smoothing Plane With Ebony Infill Made By S. Slater.

Most Probably Specially Made For One Of The Great Exhibitions Of The 1800's.

Stephen Slater The Brother Of Henry Slater's Father Thomas, Grandfather Of Benjamin Slater. This Plane Would Suggest That Slater Planes Go Back To The Previous Generation. S. Slater Was One Of Nine Siblings Which Includes His Eldest Brother, Another Henry Slater ( H. Slater's Uncle).

Marked John Moseley & Son, 54 Broad Street, Bloomsbury.

John Moseley & Son - 54-55 Broad Street, Bloomsbury, London 1862-1880 (BPM3)

Sole 9" Long x 2 3/4" Wide.

2 1/4" Wide I. Sorby Iron & Cap Iron.

Weighs 2.2kg

Slater Family Tree And Other Information

James Slater - Matilda Slater
   Father              Mother
        |
Henry Slater - Charles Slater - James Slater - William Slater -
    Brother             Brother           Brother              Brother

Walter Slater - Matilda Slater - Eliza Slater -
    Brother             Sister                Sister

Thomas Slater - Stephen Slater
   Brother                
        |
Henry G Slater - 17 Wynyatt St. Gosford Rd, 34 Meredith St. Clerkenwell,
Son Of Thomas
        |
Benjamin Slater  - 68 Charles St. City Rd, 252 High Holborn WC, 69 Moreland Rd
Son Of Henry G


Henry G Slater & Benjamin Slater Listed as Hinge Makers

Benjamin Slater (late E. Gollop) Sole proprietor and Manufacturer Of Redmund's & Gallop's Patent and other Hinges

(an advertisement can be seen at Grace's Guide .co.uk)

Patentees of Redmonds & Gallop's patent Hinge Manufacturers - Wellington Foundry, 86 Charles St.City Road. Near the Canal Bridge London, E.C.