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 business producing a line of metal
bodied planes utilizing Leonard Baileys Patents and designs for metal bodied
bench planes and scrapers.
Stanley's association with Leonard Bailey had a rocky history
and that story is detailed in Roger Smiths books on the history and development
of Patented Transitional and Metallic Planes in America Vol. 1 & 2.
They are worthwhile reads and must have reference books for plane and tool
collectors.
After Stanley's 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 woodworking planes. Many different rabbet planes, dado
planes, compass planes and other specialty woodworking planes, in addition to
their line of standard
bench planes, were introduced and produced. These designs have famous names like the Miller's Patent,
or the Schrade name associated with them, as well as other lesser known inventors
patents and ideas that Stanley bought and utilized in their plane and
tool 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 besides those typically associated with woodworking
or cabinetry. They produced specialty planes aimed at cabinet
makers, patternmakers, butchers, electricians, and more to fill
these differing needs.
Antique woodworking planes, including
some rare and unusual patented planes by other makers, can be found my other
tool pages. 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.
Click any of the
BLUE underlined titles for the description, price, and pictures!!
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- Stanley Bed Rock # 603 Smooth Plane
- Stanley # 604 C Bed Rock Smooth Plane
- Stanley Bed Rock # 604 1/2 C Extra Large Corrugated Bottom Smooth Plane
- # 605 Stanley Bedrock Jack Plane
- Stanley # 606 C Bed Rock Jointer Plane
- Stanley # 607 C Bed Rock Jointer Plane
- Stanley # 608 C Bed Rock Jointer Plane Type 6 w/ Flat Sides
SOLD!!
- Stanley "LONG" No. 2 Smooth Plane in Box
- Stanley No. 2 C Corrugated Bottom Smooth Plane
- Stanley Type 13 #3 Smooth Plane
- Stanley Type 16 #3 Smooth Plane
- Stanley Type 19 # 3 Smooth Plane in Box
- Stanley / Gage # G3 Smooth Plane
- Stanley Type 19 # 4 Smooth Plane
- Stanley / Gage # G4 C Corrugated Bottom Smooth Plane
- Stanley Two Tone # OH 4 Smooth Plane
- Stanley # 104 Liberty Bell Smooth Plane
- Stanley # 4 1/2 Extra Large Smooth Plane
- Stanley # 5 C Corrugated Bottom Jack Plane
- Stanley # 5 Type 16 Jack Plane
- Stanley # 5 1/4 Junior Jack Plane
- Stanley Four Square Junior Jack Plane
- Stanley # 5 1/2 Extra Large Jack Plane
- Stanley # 5 1/2 C Corrugated Bottom Extra Large Jack Plane
- Stanley # 6 Fore Plane in Box
- WWII Era Stanley # 6 Fore Plane
- Several Stanley # 7 Jointer Planes
- Stanley Type 16 # 8 Jointer Plane Minty Nice!!
- Several More
Stanley # 8 Jointer Planes
- Stanley 1105 Victor Jack Plane
- Stanley Defiance Jack Plane
- Stanley 1104 Four Square Smooth Plane
- Stanley # H1203 Handyman Smooth Plane
- Stanley Liberty Bell # 104 Smooth Plane
- Stanley S4 Steel Smooth Plane
- Stanley Rule & Level Co. # 122 Liberty Bell c. 1900 Transitional Smooth Plane
- Stanley # 29 Transitional Fore Plane
- Stanley # 26 Transitional Jack Plane
- Stanley Rule & Level Co. # 24 Type 11 c. 1890s Transitional Smooth Plane
- Stanley Rule & Level Co. # 24 Type 10 c. 1890s Transitional Smooth Plane
- Stanley Rule & Level Co. # 23 Type 11 c. 1890s Transitional Smooth Plane
- Stanley Rule & Level Co.# 23 Transitional Smooth Plane
- Stanley Rule & Level Co.# 21 Transitional Smooth Plane
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- Stanley No. 386 Jointer Plane Fence
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- Stanley # 9 1/4 Block Plane
- Stanley # 9 1/2 Block Planes
- Stanley # 9 1/2 Block Plane in Original Box
- Stanley # 9 3/4 Tailed Block Plane
- Stanley # 18 Block Plane
- Stanley # 60 1/2 Low Angle Block Plane
- Stanley # 65 Block Plane in Original Box
- Stanley # 75 Bullnose Rabbet Plane
- Stanley # 100 Tailed Block Plane
- Stanley # 101 Block Plane
- Stanley # 101 P Toy Size Block Plane
- Stanley # 100 1/2 Round Bottom Block Plane
- Stanley # 110 Block Plane
- Stanley # 118 Low Angle Steel Block Plane
- Stanley # 131 Double End Block Plane
- Stanley # 140 Skew Rabbet Block Plane
- Stanley # 203 Pocket Block Plane
- Stanley # 1247 Block Plane
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- Stanley Miller's Patent # 41 Plow Plane
- Stanley 45 "7 in 1" Combination Plane
- Stanley # 46 Skew Plow Plane w/ Boxed Cutters
- Stanley # 50 Light Combination Plow Plane w/ Boxed Cutters
- Stanley # 55 Plow Plane w/ Boxed Cutters in Box - Minty Nice!!
- Stanley # 55 Combination Plow Plane w/ Boxed Cutters
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John Walters - 1996
Hardbound Edition
Antique &
Collectible Stanley Tools
Guide to Identity and Value
Here is a very nice condition hardbound copy Of John Walters legendary work on Stanley Tools
& Planes. It was last published in 1996 and is long out of print. It is still the go to guide
for type studies & info as well as price guidance. While some of the prices are a bit out of date there is a wealth of
information including many type studies that are invaluable. This copy is numbered and signed by the author.
The dust jacket is a bit sun faded from the shelf it sat on. It saw very little use.
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Good + . . . . . . . $275.00
I
also have a softbound 1996 edition that has some minor water damage near
the back at the bottom of some pages. The pages did not stick together, but are
a bit wavy.
Good . . . . . . . $115.00
John Walters
- 1990 Edition
Antique & Collectible Stanley Tools
Guide to Identity and Value
Here is the 1990 first edition of
John Walters' work in softcover. It contains most of the same important info and type studies as the 1996 edition. In
general the prices
assigned are approx. 25
- 50 % less than the 1996 edition values. Some are relevant, some
not. It is the general info and relative values that is important
even today. Binding is OK, but fragile. These early editions tend to come apart at
the spline when
used a lot.
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Good + . . . . . . . $65.00
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To view examples of the types of antiques and collectibles we have previously
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Past
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Larry & Carole
