I'm calling it a "finger" plane.
Very, very small.
It adjusts and works. No name on it. What was this small plane used for?
And who do you think made it, and it's value?
Luthier?
Is the blade a real iron or is it a double edge razor blade? Small ones like that came in some Exacto Kits.
I've seen small ones like that in model shops. But if it is very good quality I would 2nd the luthier's plane.
Chilly
I think they were sold as model makers planes. Stanley and Millers Falls had planes about that size.
Mike
Not a razor blade. Looks just like the blades my larger planes have.
Cast Iron frame. Adjusts easily and holds firmly.
Has a "quality" feel to it.
Such quality and no name leads me to believe it is older than I think.
I've got one of those too. No idea of age or anything. I think they're pretty common. The finish on mine implies 1950s or newer.
Stewart Macdonald catalog has a lot of nice specialty tools for instrument building. Check 'em out if you have a spare minute.
http://www.stewmac.com/?gclid=CJ7-9M6y3ccCFchlfgodVD8JJg
I think this is properly a "pocket plane." I've got two or three. More if you count the wooden Japanese planes I have, and the Stanley 101 1/2. I suppose they all had model makers in mind, but they'll do a good job for touching up.
this is what I thought they called luthier's planes
I found the exact one like mine being called a "guitar" plane. Also "luthier".
So, I am satisfied.
I don't plan on planeing any guitar parts, but I will keep it with the hand hand planes I already have and use now and then.
Thanks for the help.