I think they're both German. Heinrich aka Henry Boker was a very 
productive company. Manufactured in Europe & the US. Shipped everywhere.

Do you think Wolfgang can help me find the planes in the cave?

Don

On 2024-06-29 6:57 p.m., Chuck Taylor wrote:
> Don wrote:
>
> ====
> Today I came across a couple of plane irons for which I have no idea as
> to their origin, and can't find plane bodies to fit them. One is a
> Steiner & Sohne skewed and tapered iron 55mm wide, the other a 1-9/16
> Henry Boker iron which looks like it might have come from a wedged block
> plane.
> ====
>
> The names sound German. Is Wolfgang still listening?
>
> Chuck Taylor
> north of Seattle


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