Van Camp #2

Maker	Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co.
Model	#2
Type	Smoothing plane
Origin	USA
Production period	ca. 1895–1920
Dating confidence	low
In collection	1 purchase

What it is

Van Camp Hardware & Iron Co., Indianapolis — a hardware distributor that sold tools under its own brand. The actual manufacturer of Van Camp planes has not been positively identified (likely Stanley, Union or Sargent). Not listed as a separate entry in the s2a-planes-no2.csv catalogue.

Dating

Hardware distributor brands from the turn of the 19th/20th century — dating by frog style, lateral adjuster and casting compared against known makers. "Nice Shape" in purchase title suggests good condition.

Open questions

Who made the plane? (frog, lateral, logo)
Logo on lever cap or iron?
Sole condition?