The Society for the Preservation and Study of American Wooden Planes

The Gibbs is a suspected former employee of the Baldwin firm.  Further
research is pending. 

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ARROWMAMMETT WORKS MIDDLETOWN "B" Imprint. This was the
trade name of the Baldwin Tool Company started by Austin Baldwin in
1841 in Middletown CT.

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J.W. GIBBS NEW YORK "B" Imprint. It is said that imitation is the
sicerest form of flattery. The similarities here indicate that Mr. Gibbs
may have been imitating his former employer & Teacher, Enos Baldwin. 

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Top View of J.W.Gibbs Plow plane. Compare to the style of A&E Baldwin
Plow. The hardware, the wedge profile & especially the fence profile
are very similar.  

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