Extremely Rare Ellis Patent Handled Scraper Plane — Patented Jan. 3, 1905Fewer Than Five Examples Known • Marked “Ellis 303” • Cleveland Maker • Unique Bow‑Tensioned Cutter SystemAn extraordinarily rare Ellis Patent Handled Scraper Plane, patented January 3, 1905, and one of the true ghosts of the patented‑tool world. This plane is so scarce that PTAMPIA does not list it, and only a handful of advanced collectors have ever handled one. It is documented in Blanchard & Larson, where they note fewer than five examples known to exist — placing it among the rarest scraper planes ever produced.This example is clearly marked “Ellis 303”, and it incorporates every hallmark of James Ellis’s ingenious and unconventional design. Ellis, working out of Cleveland, devised a scraper plane unlike anything else of its era.
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