patented-antiques.com antique patented planes & tools

On this page you will find a varied selection of antique woodworking planes & tools. You will find early patented woodworking planes by makers such as Sargent, Millers Falls Tool Co, Winchester, Keen Kutter, Ohio Tool, Union Tool, as well as patented planes & tools by other more obscure makers. Stanley Planes will be found on the Stanley Plane & Tool Page.

Some of these companies produced quality lines of woodworking planes and tools competing with Stanley in the marketplace. Famous names such as the Simmons Hardware Co. of Saint Louis MO, whose tools were known as Keen Kutter Brand, or Winchester of Gun making fame, were for the most

Patented Leonard Bailey Split Frame Plane

part merely distributors, rather than actually producing their own lines of tools. Simmons Hdwe. Co. AKA Keen Kutter did it well, while the Winchester antique tool story was not as pretty.

There will be rare and desirable patented woodworking planes from known and recognized makers including Leonard Bailey as well as a good sampling of quality metal woodworking planes created by various lesser known makers like Steers, Morris, Davis Level & Tool Co. Worrall, Phillips, Standard Rule, and others. These patented planes are from the era when people like Leonard Bailey and other entrepreneurs and inventors with the spirit of Yankee ingenuity were producing woodworking tools and patented planes for the American worker, and created some wonderful collectible planes for today's collectors.

Patented & Unusual Metallic & Wood
Woodworking Planes

Woodworking Planes by
Sargent / Winchester / Millers Falls / Union Tool Co.
Simmons / Keen Kutter / Ohio Tool etc.

Sargent began producing and marketing woodworking planes in 1884 even though they had been in business for many years prior to that

producing hardware, locks and other metal products. During their early years they produced a line of planes that rivaled Stanley in design, quality, and popularity.

Millers falls came into the woodworking plane marketplace late in the game, but due to their reputation and experience producing other quality tools they had a loyal following. Many of their planes are hard to differentiate from their Stanley counterparts in look or quality.

Ohio Tool Co. was a major competitor of Stanley and produced a line of metal planes similar to Stanley. They also produced wooden planes as well as a few unique and rare design patented planes.

Union Tool co. also produced a line of planes similar to Stanley's line before being bought out. Stanley continued to sell the Union Tool line of planes and tools as a second line for a number of years before dropping the name and line altogether.

Millers Falls 07 Rabbet Block Plane in Box

Antique / Vintage
Squares / Bevels / Marking Gauges & Misc.
by Stanley Rule & Level Co. & Others

Stanley Rule and Level Co. was formed in the late 1850's and began their business producing a line of folding rules and

Antique Carpenter & Machinist levels / Inclinometers

general hardware in New Britain Conn. Levels came next, and a few years later Stanley got into the woodworking plane business utilizing Leonard Baileys Patents and designs for metal bodied bench planes and scrapers.

The Stanley Rule and Level Company spared no expense developing a market and filling the need of early craftspeople wanting top quality tools. Stanley Rule & Level Co. and the tools they made had a great reputation back when. The

Stanley name imprinted on a tool was synonymous with quality and high standards for close to 100 years and they dominated the market with their line of fine woodworking planes and carpentry related tools.

There is an incredible array of vintage and antique squares and bevels and different forms of marking gauges that have been patented and produced over the years. They were designed for use by many different tradesmen including woodworkers,

carpenters, machinists, and more. Many of them have now become highly collectible while others are in demand by users and trades people of today because of the high quality, degree of usability, functionality they provide, and the beauty these fine old collectible tools exhibit.

Some of the antique tools listed below are quite unusual and hard to find. Suitable for use or inclusion in the vintage tool collection. Others will be a welcome addition to the workbench for the user / woodworker who appreciates the quality in a fine vintage old tool made in the USA. From a time when the USA use to actually produce things.

1867 Howard Patent Brass Handle Bevel w/ Level

Starrett # 439 Builders Square w/ 24" Blade
Antique Carpenters Try & Miter Squares
6" Rosewood Handle Try & Mitre Square
Kershaw Brothers Patented 1892 "Eagle" T Bevel
Stanley No. 30 Sweetheart Era Angle Divider
Stanley # 59 Dowelling Jig
Stanley # 77 Dowel Making Machine w/ 2 Cutters
8" Stanley # 18 Bevel
Stanley No. 4 Trammel Points in Box
Misc. Stanley & other Maker Plane Parts

Antique / Vintage
Levels & Inclinometers

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Fitchburg - Webb Patent 9" Cast Iron Level
Millers Falls 6" Cast Iron Machinist Level
Starrett 98 18" Precision Machinists Cast Iron Level

Davis Level & Tool
Levels & Inclinometers

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