Character
The Sargent No. 407 is the Sargent & Company equivalent of the Stanley No. 2, produced in New Haven, Connecticut. In Sargent's numbering system the 400 series covers the smallest smoother sizes — equivalent to Stanley's No. 1 through 4 range.
Sargent produced bench planes in several variants: pre-lateral (no lateral adjuster), first lateral (horseshoe-shaped adjuster), brass oval cap lever, and rectangular brass logo. Each variant carries different collector significance.
Construction
VBM (Very Best Make) pattern — Sargent's interpretation of the Bailey-pattern bench plane. Frog shape, lateral adjuster profile and cap lever design differ from Stanley and allow precise variant identification. The pre-lateral variant is the earliest and most prized by collectors.
Dating
Variant attribution depends on the lateral adjuster (form and position), cap lever profile and logo. Sargent's equivalent of the Stanley Sweetheart era is less precisely documented than the Stanley type series.
Notes
This page documents the Sargent No. 407 as held in the collection. Exact variant attribution for the owned example (lateral adjuster, cap lever, logo) awaits physical verification.