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Antique & Collectible
Stanley Rule & Level Co.
Woodworking Planes & Tools

 

A Brief History

The Stanley Rule and Level company was formed in the late 1850's and began their business producing a line of folding rules and general hardware in New Britain Conn..  Levels came next, and a few years later they got into the woodworking plane making business producing a line of metal bodied planes utilizing Leonard Baileys Patents and designs for metal bodied bench planes and scrapers.

That association had a rocky history and that story is detailed in Roger Smiths books on the history and development of Patented Transitional and Metallic in America Vol 1 & 2.

After their initial success with Leonard Bailey's patents and the acceptance of metal bodied planes by America's working craftsmen Stanley added new designs and innovative models to their line of metal bodied planes including many different rabbet planes, dado planes, compass planes and other specialty planes in addition to standard bench planes.  These designs have famous names like Miller's Patent or Schrade associated with them as well as many other lesser known inventors patents and ideas that Stanley utilized in these designs. 

The Stanley Rule and Level Company spent a lot of time and effort developing a market and filling the need or demand of early craftspeople wanting top quality tools.  Stanley woodworking planes were designed for use in a wide range of applications in many different trades as well as those typically associated with woodworking or cabinetry.  They produced specialty planes aimed at cabinet makers, patternmakers, butchers, electricians, and more to fill this need. 

The full range of these planes and other tools will be found on this page as I begin to get into and list this collection of Stanley Planes I will be selling.  There are a couple of rare vertical posts I sold this fellow 10-20 years ago as well as some nice Bedrocks and almost every other plane Stanley produced.  This was a large and focused Stanley collection that included nearly every # plane available and then some that Stanley produced.  

Many of these vintage and antique Stanley planes are suitable for both the advanced or beginning tradesmen and craftsmen for use today.  Users ranging  from professional cabinet makers, furniture makers and finish carpenters will find planes on this page that will be useful in their endeavors.  Even general woodworkers and carpenters on the job or in the home woodworking woodshop will find planes and tools made by Stanley that will be quite useful.   Many will be in fine condition and acceptable for inclusion in collections of antique tools and planes.

There are planes by other makers available and some nice planes are even being produced today, but for the money, the quality and performance of a nice Stanley / Bailey plane or Stanley Bedrock can not be matched.  

Antique woodworking planes including some rare and unusual patented planes by other makers can be found my other tool pages right now.  Please visit those pages by clicking the links found in the left hand column.   I attempt to grade my tools conservatively, and will tell you about defects or major alterations such as replaced parts or repaints which in general I try not to carry.   If you have any questions about individual pieces that I have for sale feel free to ask.

Stanley Woodworking Planes

Stanley Bench Planes

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• Stanley #2 Smooth Plane Sweetheart Era     SOLD!
• 4 Stanley #3 Smooth Planes
• Stanley / Bailey #4 Smooth Plane
• S4 Stanley Steel Bodied Smooth Plane
• Stanley # 604 1/2 C Bedrock Plane
• Stanley # 605 Bedrock Jack Plane Flatside Model
• #5 Jack Plane in Original Box
• Stanley S5 Steel Jack Plane
• 3 User #5 Jack Planes
• Stanley S5 Steel Body Jack Plane
• Stanley # 5 1/2  Smooth Bottom Large Jack Plane
• Stanley # A4, A5, A6 Aluminum Bench Planes
• 2 Stanley # 6 Fore Planes
• Stanley / Gage Metal Bodied # G6 Fore Plane
• Nice Stanley #7 Jointer Plane
• Type 2  #8 Stanley Jointer Plane     SOLD!
• #8C Stanley Jointer Plane

Stanley Block Planes

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• Stanley A 18 Aluminum Block Plane
• Stanley # 61 Low Angle Block Plane
• Early Excelsior Style Stanley 9 1/2 Hi Angle Block Plane
• 2 #203 Stanley Block Planes
• Stanley # 110 Block Plane
• Stanley # 130 Double End Block Plane
• 2 Stanley #140 Skew Rabbit Planes w/ Side Plate       SOLD

Stanley Compass Planes

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• Stanley # 13 Compass Plane
• Stanley # 20 1/2  Compass Plane
• First Model # 113 Compass Plane

Stanley Combination Planes

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• Stanley Millers Patent #41 Plow Plane w/ Fillister Bed & Wrap Around Fence
• Stanley Millers Patent #44 Gunmetal / Bronze Plow Plane
• Stanley # 45 Combination Plane from Montgomery Wards in Original Box
• Sweetheart Era Stanley # 45 Combination Plane in Original Box     SOLD
• Stanley # 45 Combination Plane in Original Box    SOLD!
• 2 Stanley # 45 Parts Planes
• Stanley # 46 Combination Plane
• Stanley # 47 Combination Plane
• 2 Stanley # 50 Combination Planes 1 w/Cutters
• Stanley # 55 Sweetheart Era Combination Plane in Original Tall Orange Box   SOLD
• Another Stanley # 55 Sweetheart Era Combination Plane in Original Low Orange Box 
• Stanley 55 w/ 4 Boxes of like New Cutters

 

Stanley Scraper Planes

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• Stanley # 12 1/2 Rosewood Bottom  Scraper Plane
• Stanley # 85 Tilting Handle Scraper Plane
• Stanley # 87 Scraper Plane

Stanley Rabbit & Dado Planes

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• Stanley # 10 Rabbet Plane
• Stanley # 54 Rabbet / Dado Plane Rare!!
• Stanley # 39 1/2  Dado Plane
• A Nicer Stanley # 39 1/2  Dado Plane
• Stanley # 71  Router / Dado Plane   
• Stanley # 71 1/2  Router / Dado Plane
• 2 #78 Duplex Rabbit Planes
• Stanley # 90A Bull nose Rabbet Plane in Original Box!!  Rare!
• Stanley # 98 Side Rabbit

Stanley Special Use Planes

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• 3 Stanley # 48 T & G  Plane
• Stanley #56 Core Box Plane
• Stanley # 57 Core Box Plane w/ 3 Sets of Wings
• 3 Stanley #144 Corner Rounding Planes 1/4"  3/8" & 1/2"
• 148 Tongue & Groove  Plane
• Stanley # 193 Fiber Board Plane w/ Numerous Parts
• Stanley # 193 Fiber Board Plane in Original Box
• Stanley # 193A Fiber Board Plane in Original Box w/ Razor Cutters
• Stanley # 194 Fiber Board Plane
• Stanley # 1951 Fiber Board Plane

Leonard Bailey's Victor Planes Planes
& Bailey Tool Co. Defiance Planes

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• Leonard Bailey Victor # 8 1/2 Jointer Plane     SOLD!
• Leonard Bailey Victor # 7 Jointer Plane      SOLD!
• Leonard Bailey Victor # 6 Plane Body
• Victor #4 Plane Body

Stanley's Later
Defiance / Victor / Two Tone & 4 Square Planes

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• Stanley ACORN # 4 1/2 Smooth Plane (English)
• Stanley # 1105 Victor Jack Plane
• Victor 1104 Smooth Plane

John Walter's
Guide to
Identity & Values for Antique & Collectible Stanley Tools

I have one copy of John Walters 2nd Edition hardbound book available that has been out of print for over 10 years now.   This is considered the Bible for Stanley Collectors and  is on its way to becoming a classic.  It is packed with info that can not be found anywhere else.  

This is the Hardbound edition, signed by John and is # 311.   It is in nice overall condition.   There is some minor loosening of the binding, and dirtiness to the edge as can be seen in the pics.

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Price $295.00

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Thanks!!

Larry & Carole