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Type 2. Planes made by Stanley 1869-1872.

• All of the features of the previous, except:
• Earliest models of this type do not have Bailey's name, nor Boston, on the brass adjusting nut.
• Most models have "BAILEY'S PATENT" "AUG. 31, 1858, AUG. 6, 1867" stamped into the brass adjusting nut.
• Lever cap spring is now rectangular.

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