The 1905 Union Iron And Wood Planes Trade Catalog is a true facsimile production of the only known copy. Originally from the collection of Gary Roberts, Publisher of Toolemera Press and now held in the collection of Robert Porter, Owner of the Union Manufacturing Company, Glenolden, Pennsylvania, USA. During the heyday of the metallic woodworking plane, the Union Mfg. Co. of New Britain, Conn. produced both metal and wood sole woodworking planes similar to but superior to the Bailey model of the Stanley Rule & Level Co. , also of New Britain, Conn. Union introduced the X series of planes, superior in both construction and design to the famous Bailey plane designs. Robert Porter has returned the Union X series of Union Planes to production. Produced in the USA , the Union X series is the most efficient and useful old/new woodworking plane on the market today. Visit https://www. unionmfgco. com/Preface by Gary Roberts. Introduction by Robert Porter.