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Shown here is an example of a Bayley's core box plane,
patented on February 9,1904, by John E. McCauley of Springfield,
Ohio. William D. Bayley was assigned one-half of the patent.
Planes of this type have been found with two types of
markings: "WM BAYLEY CO SPRINGFIELD O", and
an identical casting marked "G.I.C. SPRINGFIELD
O". William Bayley and Co. of Springfield, Ohio,
produced both planes. The initials "G.I.C."
represent the Grey Iron Casting Co., which William Bayley
controlled. That company existed prior to producing this
plane. After 1905, the company became known as William
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Supposedly, about 5,000 of these planes were manufactured
according to the two known configurations. The plane is
not classed as rare; in fact, it is found with surprising
frequency.
D.S. Orr
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