B66-606 FALCONER STYLE COACHMAKER'S PLOW. In 1846, Thomas Falconer received a medal from the British Royal Society of Arts for his revolutionary design for a plow plane designed for the ornate curved surfaces on coach bodies; it incorporated a squirrel-tail body with a short fence that could follow curves and a single arm with an adjustable spring steel fence. Plows actually made by Falconer are incredibly rare, but other coachmakers were quick to follow the design. This one is unsigned, with a 7-1/2" rosewood and brass body and 2-3/4" skate, wedged depth stop and nicker blade, and heavy brass arm with adjustable fence. There's an old flaw in the handle where a bole in the wood broke out, but it is otherwise very clean. From the collection of Steve Dice. Good+ 1000-2000