They were founded in Columbus Ohio in 1851 by Peter Hayden, of P. Which had been doing business since 1842, and various businesses. They used prison labor for the production of the tools.
But in 1880 the use of prison labor had ceased, and in 1893 the company merged. In 1913 the Ohio Company was destroyed by a flood, thus moving their operations to Auburn Tool Co. CUTTING BLADES SHARP, NOT DAMAGED, SLIGHT SURFACE RUST. THIS IS A COMPLETE SET PREFER TO SELL AS SET. I THINK THE WOOD IS WALNUT, MY GREAT UNCLE WAS A CABINET MAKER, THESE WERE HIS TOOLS, FROM THE 1890 ERA. THEY ARE IN REALLY GREAT SHAPE, BLADES ARE SHARP, BUT DO HAVE MINIMAL RUST. THIS IS A SET OF 13 DIFFERENT PLANES. IF I CAN ANSWER ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS, OR YOU NEED A DIFFERENT PICTURE THAN SHOWN, DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. ALL PICTURES ARE TAKEN IN NATURAL SUNLIGHT UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE. THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING IN MY STORE TODAY. Check out my other items. Be sure to add me to your favorites list. The item "REVISED-ANTIQUE WOOD TRIM MOULDING PLANES 1890 ERA BLADES ARE SHARP! FREE S & H" is in sale since Thursday, February 6, 2020. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Tools, Hardware & Locks\Tools\Carpentry, Woodworking\Planes". The seller is "knickle-us" and is located in Bethel, Missouri.This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Panama, Jamaica, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay, Costa rica, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Philippines.