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Estimated value $55
Condition Average
I'm happy to say that this superior plane is still made by Record. The advantage over all other manufacturers #78 versions is the double rail.
When a Stanley #78 is used in "sash fillister" mode, i.e. the fence far away on the opposite side of the work piece to the rebate being cut , the fence is able to spin on the single rod that holds it.
Many Stanley #78 fence retaining screws bear the signs of users trying (in vain) to apply sufficient tension to stop this. Of course, all plough planes (that I know of) use twin fence rods to avoid this. But only Record (O.K. and "Woden") applied this idea to metal rebate planes.
It appears there may have been a linear inheritance of the "2 railed rebate plane design". Following a sighting of a 2 railed rebate #A78 by WS of Birmingham on Ebay, a conversation with some fellow fans led to the following facts being assembled:
Steel Nut & Joseph Hampton's catalogue #52, 1951 lists no planes under their "Woden" brand
Steel Nut & Joseph Hampton bought WS in 1952
The Woden W.78 Improved Rabbet plane is introduced in November 1953. Both the WS and Woden planes have a front knob
Steel Nut & Joseph Hampton form a wholly owned subsidiary company "Woden Ltd", 1957
Record's price lists for 1957 doesn't show the #778, but the list of 1959 does
Record buy Woden April 1964
This is all circumstantial and not conclusive, but it appears that there may be only one double rail rebate plane design, passing down a chain of buyers. The Woden/Record handover appears confused though.
The only manufacturer to have a removable wooden handle on a series 78 plane.
Estimated value $100
Condition Average
Pair in collection.
Photographs of a Woodhead No 1 floor cramp. The main parts are forged iron or steel. There are stamps reading J WOODHEAD [hidden by the prop], BRISBANE, and the number 1.
It was advertised in the August 1938 catalogue of Queensland Pastoral Supplies Pty Ltd
Advertising The Brisbane Courier Wednesday 29 October 1919
CARPENTERS, call and inspect my improved
patent flooring cramps. J. Woodhead,
Annerley-road, South Brisbane
Estimated value $120
Condition Excellent
Varvill & Son - York.
I discovered that Summers was the eldest son of Michael Varvill who started a planemaking (woodworking tools) business in 1793. By 1829 this company was known as Varvill & Sons but Summers and his brother Fraser decided to go their own way in June 1838 as this notice in the local paper stated
NOTICE is hereby given, that the Co-partnership lately subsisting between us the undersigned, Michael Varvill,Summers Varvill, and Fraser Varvill, as Plane-Makers and Joiners' Tool-Makers, at the city of York, trading under the firm of M. Varvill and Sons, has been dissolved by mutual consent, as far as regards Michael Varvill; and that all debts due or owing by the said copartnership will be received and paid by the said Summers Varvill and Fraser Varvill, by whom the said business will in future be carried on, at their warehouses in Saint Martin's-lane, York; As witness our Hands this l l t h day of June 1838.
Michael Varvill.
Summers Farvill.
Fraser Varvill
By 1840 Summers Varvill had set up a business at Without North-Street Posten known as the Ebor Works and this link to an advert he took out is a fascinating glimpse into how business was conducted in the mid 19th century. I dare say he would be sued today! The company operated from the Ebor Works, North Street, York from 1840-1867. As we can see above Summers died in 1862 but his wife, Mary, kept the firm going until they were eventually incorporated into Robert Varvill & Son. The tools his company made are still for sale today albeit in antique rather than joinery shops.
Estimated value $80
Condition Excellent
Drafting Instrument Set
Brass, steel and Ivory
Estimated value $20
Condition Average
Archimedian Drill purchased from estate Bribie Island Jan 2012. NOTE: the inertia balls to maintain speed of rotation.
Estimated value $40
Condition Excellent
The Old Woman's Tooth or The Granny's Tooth are terms used for the old fashioned wooden Router Plane. They were used to clean up the bottoms of housing or dado joints.
Most wooden routers that are found have been user made, often from pieces of hand-rail and sometimes just from odd scrap blocks of hard woods. They can be in a variety of timbers. Wooden Routers were also factory made by many of the large plane & tool manufacturers such as Preston.
How they were used....
Before the days of the electric router, a housing joint had to be cut using a tennon saw to saw down both sides of the housing (dado) and then chipping out the waste with a chisel. If, for instance, a bookcase or dresser was being built with several fixed shelves, it would be necessary to have each housing in the sides, exactly the same depth throughout their length and that is where your Granny's Tooth comes in. The cutter is selected for width, usually from a set of plough cutters, and then set in the router for depth of cut and worked along the chanel that has been chopped out. Each housing will be finished to exactly the same depth.
Stanley and Preston amongst others, went on to develop and improve Router planes in the late 19th century and produced cast iron models. See the Stanley No.71 in the Stanley Gallery. Later development saw the Screw Adjuster being added.
Estimated value $35
Condition Average
Uncertain of date and manufacturer. Could be quite old.
Estimated value $120
Condition Excellent
Set of 4 - 3 legged Boot makers lasts.
Black painted last is from my grandfather.
Estimated value $35
Condition Excellent
Filletster Plane with spur cutter
Estimated value $150
Condition Average
Purchased - 1976
Estimated value $100
Condition Good
This is a courious plane. Hard to tell if it is a replica in brass of the Stanley 127, 129 or 132 mechanism with a wooden block plane handle and heavy timber body. There is no adjustment lever.
Cutter and iron are manufactured by Ward. Very similar to type used in all wooden block jointer plane. The cap has a poorly cast Liberty Bell with 76 imprinted in it.
I strongly suspect that this is a home foundry replica. If this is so it has an intrinsic value as a copy.
Estimated value $25
Condition Average
Folding wire cutters. Used in the trenches in WW1. Department of Defence Issue. Military Arrow stamp on tool. Good piece of Australian history.
Estimated value $80
Condition Average
Collection of lasts that sit in a socket.
Socket supplied
Estimated value $150
Condition Average
The Silver Mfg Co SALEM OHIO USA
Purchased 1978.
Estimated value $0
Condition Most good
This is the collection as purchased Christmas 2011.
About 120 items
Estimated value $2000
Condition great
Part of 1 to 8 set
Stanley 1 smoothing plane
offered 1867 - 1943
5 3/4" long with a 1 1/4" cutter
Without doubt the most famous of all Stanley planes. Never had a lateral adjuster, never had any number markings. Some models have B or S cast into the bed, others have no markings whatsoever. Early types have a beaded rosewood front knob and a longer handle spur. Later types have a slightly shorter handle spur and a lever cap embossed with the Stanley name.
Estimated value $250
Condition Poor
Stanley 10 1/4 Carriage Maker's Rabbet Plane
offered 1911 - 1942
12" long with a 2 1/8" cutter.
Similar to the 10 with tilting handle & knob plus added spurs for cross grain cuts. This plane must have been particularly popular in Australia- protector of precious knuckles for scores or carriage builders. Weak points: same as # 10. Additional problem: Tilting mechanism not working properly, poor quality handle. Replacement handles are hard to find and never seem to be quite right. Make sure the spurs are not missing.
Estimated value $30
Condition Average
Stanley 102 block plane
offered 1876 - 1962
value A$ 40
5 1/2" long with a 1 3/8" cutter.
Early models had a smaller 1 1/4" cutter. Pictured is a later English model. Earliest models are worth more. For an identical plane with a depth adjuster for the cutter see 103.
Estimated value $40
Condition Average
Stanley 103 block plane
offered 1876 - 1950
value A$ 50
5 1/2" long with a 1 3/8" cutter. 1 (1 1/4" in early models)
Same as the 102 with a lever type adjuster for the cutter. Type one had a wooden front knob, all other models come with with the finger rest like the early model in the picture. Cutter replacement can be a problem because new and old models don't always mix.
Estimated value $200
Condition Average
Stanley 11 belt maker's plane
offered 1869- 1943
value A$ 250 +
5 3/4" long with a 2 3/8" cutter.
One of the few Stanley planes not intended for woodworkers. This tool was designed to plane leather transmission belts used in early machinery. This is a single iron plane like the No 9. The adjuster works with a small cap iron used in low angle planes. Maple handles are the most common though every now and then the odd one shows up with rosewood or beech handles. The handles from the 12 models are not a good replacement because the slots for the screws are a different width.
Estimated value $50
Condition New
Stanley 110 block plane
offered 1874 - 1984
value A$ 50
star cap model A$ 80 , earlier types a lot more
7" long with a 1 5/8" cutter.
Simple, none-adjustable general purpose block plane. Pictured are the Australian version on the right, late US model, six star cap and English model next. This plane had a very long production period that resulted in many different versions. The earliest types are rare to very rare and hardly ever show up. They can easily be identified by their decorative, open "shoe buckle" lever caps. Planes from the late 70s and 80s have a six point star cut out on the lever cap.
Estimated value $250
Condition Excellent
Stanley 112 cabinet scraper plane
offered 1885 - 1943
value A$ 300
9" long with a 2 7/8" cutter
Integrates a scraper with a plane for a fine finish on cabinetwork and veneer. Some users prefer to sharpen the blade with a bevel -see instructions- others cut it dead straight so that the leading edge does the work. It takes a bit of practice to find the correct angle for the job.
Type 1 has a beaded front knob Bailey's Pat 1858 on the brass cap screw in front. Subsequent models have the Stanley Rule and Level Co embossed along the edges of the brass screw. Some planes will have the number 112 or S and B cast into the bed but others have absolutely no markings at all.
Cutters with Stanley markings are a plus. Toothing irons for veneer work were available for this scraper plane. They are usually marked 22, 28 or 32 to indicate tpi (teeth per inch)
Problems: Make sure the plane has two brass adjuster nuts at the back. The rear one is often missing and you'll find that it is almost impossible to replace. No other Stanley nut seems to fit. To fix the problem my mate tapped a brass depth adjuster screw from a 9 1/2. After much fiddling around he found a metric tap close enough. The soft brass will easily adapt to the the Stanley thread. The stand-in looks reasonably close but more importantly, it works!
Estimated value $200
Condition Average
Stanley 113 circular plane aka compass plane
offered 1877 - 1942
value A$ 200
10" long with a 1 3/4" cutter
Handy tool to work concave and convex surfaces on furniture, shop fittings and so on. In European countries these planes are often called boat planes but I doubt that they were of much use to a shipwright for building a boat.
Cutter and lever caps on later models are interchangeable with No 3 sized planes. However, the original 113 lever cap is slightly longer than a # 3 cap and it will interfere with the chip breaker in the smoother.
Problems: Cast iron handle on the back often missing or fixed. The original handle is secured by two screws in the later models and one screw in the earlier models i.e. the handles are not interchangeable between the early and the later types. When purchasing one of these planes make sure the handle is present and without fixes. Turn the adjuster knob both ways to check if the sole flexes to the full extend both ways. Clean soles are important.
Early models have a side wheel to adjust the depth of the cutter, solid in the first models and "four-holed" in the subsequent models.
Estimated value $200
Condition Average
Stanley 113 circular plane aka compass plane
offered 1877 - 1942
value A$ 200
10" long with a 1 3/4" cutter
Handy tool to work concave and convex surfaces on furniture, shop fittings and so on. In European countries these planes are often called boat planes but I doubt that they were of much use to a shipwright for building a boat.
Cutter and lever caps on later models are interchangeable with No 3 sized planes. However, the original 113 lever cap is slightly longer than a # 3 cap and it will interfere with the chip breaker in the smoother.
Problems: Cast iron handle on the back often missing or fixed. The original handle is secured by two screws in the later models and one screw in the earlier models i.e. the handles are not interchangeable between the early and the later types. When purchasing one of these planes make sure the handle is present and without fixes. Turn the adjuster knob both ways to check if the sole flexes to the full extend both ways. Clean soles are important.
Early models have a side wheel to adjust the depth of the cutter, solid in the first models and "four-holed" in the subsequent models.
Estimated value $120
Condition Average
Stanley 12 veneer scraper
offered 1869 - 1947
value A$ 150
6 1/4" long" with a 2 7/8" cutter
Early models have the Bailey Patent on the screw. Often lack cutters. If you want the perfect scraper blade cut up an old saw blade. It has the perfect hardness plus the flexibility you need. Thick modern blades simply don't work all that well.
Sharpening a scraper blade is a matter of personal preference. Some users cut the edge straight, others sharpen it with a bevel edge
Estimated value $180
Condition Average
Stanley 12 ½ veneer scraper
offered 1905 - 1943
value A$ 200
6 1/4" long with a 2 7/8" blade
This model has a rosewood sole. It was fixed
Estimated value $45
Condition Average
No. 4 Smoothing Bench Plane
Gray, cast-iron base with precision-ground sides and bottom
Durable epoxy coating provides long-lasting protection
Hardened, tempered steel gives precision-ground cutter edge durability
Cutter adjusts for depth and alignment, offering precise control
Quick-release cam-lock makes iron removal easy
High-impact polymer handles and knobs are contoured and polished
Gift from Gary
Estimated value $40
Condition Average
Stanley 120 block plane
offered 1876 - 1947
value A$ 50
5-point star cap model A$ 400+ 6-point star cap $ 80
7 1/2" long with a 1 5/8" cutter.
Same plane as the 110 but with a depth adjuster mechanism for the cutter.
Estimated value $40
Condition Average
Stanley 120 block plane
offered 1876 - 1947
value A$ 50
5-point star cap model A$ 400+ 6-point star cap $ 80
7 1/2" long with a 1 5/8" cutter.
Same plane as the 110 but with a depth adjuster mechanism for the cutter.
Estimated value $120
Condition Average
Stanley 22 Liberty Bell smooth plane
offered 1876 - 1918
value A$ 150
14 inches long with a 1 3/4" cutter
Liberty Bell planes were first produced in 1876 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence (1776) - hence the 76 imprinted in the Bell on the lever cap. Type one is the most desirable model with the eagle trademark on the toe. Least popular is the last 22 model with the modern, large lever cap screw.
As with all transitional planes: the better the wood the higher the value.
Like all Liberty Bell planes, the 22 has a special back iron that needs a special screw with a dual function: it holds the cutter and the back iron together and also acts as a lever for the depth adjuster mechanism.
late models have a large, modern type lever cap screw and are valued less.
Estimated value $150
Condition Average
Stanley 13 circular plane
offered 1871 - 1909
value A$ 250
10 1/2" long with a 1 3/4" cutter.
Early models have a more rounded appearance and a solid brass adjuster nut as the one on the right. Later models have a squarish look as the one pictured in the insert and a recessed adjuster nut with Bailey's Patent markings. Production period of this plane ran parallel with all the other circular planes for quite some time. The 113 and the 13 were sold in competition to each other for around 30 years.
Estimated value $20
Condition Excellent
Estimated value $20
Condition Excellent
Curved equivalent of flat bottom 151
Estimated value $50
Condition Excellent
Stanley 18 block plane aka knuckle joint block plane
offered 1888 - 1950
Stanley 18 knuckle-joint block plane. Clean tool with most of the original finish intact. Back edge of mouth is slightly rounded
Estimated value $50
Condition Average
Stanley 194 fibre board beveller plane
offered 1935 - 1958
8 1/2 long with 6 razor blade type cutters for 3/8 cut.
These planes were used for bevelling or cutting soft boards. A lot of Stanley guides list their value higher, I have never sold one for over $ 50.
Estimated value $350
Condition Excellent
Stanley 2 plane
offered 1867 - 1961
value A$ 260
corrugated sole A$ 350
ca 7" long with a 1 5/8" cutter
Problem areas: Overhang under handle often missing or repaired. Chipped or enlarged mouth, bruised adjuster screw, incorrect lever cap, incorrect front knob or handle, repainted beds, custom made corrugation. Lever caps: just because they fit doesn't mean they're original. They could be filed down # 3 caps. Turn it over and check. It's easy to overlook.
Estimated value $200
Condition Average
This is the oldest model 20 in the collection.
Stanley 20 circular plane aka compass plane aka boat plane
offered 1897 - 1958
value A$ 250
9 1/2" or 10" long with a 1 3/4" cutter
Stanley offered several models of the circular plane. They all have a flexible sole that allows for convex or concave work. These days most users seem to prefer the 20 model because of its design. (large adjuster wheel can be fixed to your preferred settings)
Estimated value $200
Condition Average
Stanley 20 circular plane aka compass plane aka boat plane
offered 1897 - 1958
value A$ 250
9 1/2" or 10" long with a 1 3/4" cutter
Stanley offered several models of the circular plane. They all have a flexible sole that allows for convex or concave work. These days most users seem to prefer the 20 model because of its design. (large adjuster wheel can be fixed to your preferred settings)
Estimated value $200
Condition Average
Stanley 113 circular plane aka compass plane
offered 1877 - 1942
value A$ 200
10" long with a 1 3/4" cutter
Handy tool to work concave and convex surfaces on furniture, shop fittings and so on. In European countries these planes are often called boat planes but I doubt that they were of much use to a shipwright for building a boat.
Cutter and lever caps on later models are interchangeable with No 3 sized planes. However, the original 113 lever cap is slightly longer than a # 3 cap and it will interfere with the chip breaker in the smoother.
Problems: Cast iron handle on the back often missing or fixed. The original handle is secured by two screws in the later models and one screw in the earlier models i.e. the handles are not interchangeable between the early and the later types. When purchasing one of these planes make sure the handle is present and without fixes. Turn the adjuster knob both ways to check if the sole flexes to the full extend both ways. Clean soles are important.
Early models have a side wheel to adjust the depth of the cutter, solid in the first models and "four-holed" in the subsequent models.
Estimated value $200
Condition Average
Stanley 20 circular plane aka compass plane aka boat plane
offered 1897 - 1958
value A$ 250
9 1/2" or 10" long with a 1 3/4" cutter
Stanley offered several models of the circular plane. They all have a flexible sole that allows for convex or concave work. These days most users seem to prefer the 20 model because of its design. (large adjuster wheel can be fixed to your preferred settings)
A lot of hot air has been circulated about the hidden properties of the Stanley 20 ½ - offered from 1902 to 1917. There are none, it's the same plane as the black japanned No 20 except for the number 20 1/2 cast into the adjuster wheel and the different label on the box.
Estimated value $25
Condition Average
Stanley 220 block plane
offered 1898 - 1984
value A$ 35
7 " long with a 1 5/8" cutter - 1 3/4" pre 1909
Workhorse of the Stanley block plane range, comes in many different models including English ones. If you want an easy to handle block plane for small jobs this it the one to buy. No fiddly bits, no fancy lateral and throat adjusters that drive you around the bend, just a simple, ready to use tool.
Early models are a bit longer with a wider cutter.
Estimated value $20
Condition Used
Manufactured: 1878 to 1984
Patents : Justus Traut's 9/4/1877 (locking lever)
Justus Traut's 3/16/1897 (design)
Justus Traut's 3/16/1897 ("Hand-y" feature)
E.A. Schade's 9/6/1904 (improved locking lever)
Sizes : 6,8,10,12,14 inch
Construction : Lacquered rosewood, steel blade, brass trim
Average Price as given by Walter(1998): $5 to $25
Type 1: $20 to $80 (1859 to 1877)
Type 2: $50 to $100 (1877 to 1987, with patent date)
14 inch: $75 to $150
Notes: Stanley sold this model from 1859 to 1877 as the "Plated Sliding T bevel" with no model number. Model dating from these years are considered Type 1 of the No. 25.
Estimated value $120
Condition Average
Stanley 26 jack plane (transitional)
offered 1869 - 1942
15" long with a 2" cutter
The plane pictured is an SW model - cutter
Estimated value $45
Condition Parts
Stanley 278 Rabbet and filletster plane
offered 1915 - 1943
value A$ 250 & plane only $ 100
A great little rebate plane with a detachable nose piece for bullnose work.
6 3/4" long with 1" cutter.
The picture shows what one should look like.
Estimated value $150
Condition Average
Stanley 289 filletster and rabbet plane with skewed cutter
offered 1911 - 1948
value A$ 200 & complete
8 1/2 " long with a 1 7/8" cutter (early models 1 3/4")
Fence is often missing or replaced. Plane without a fence or a replaced 78 fence is only worth half.
Estimated value $95
Condition Excellent
Stanley 3 smoothing plane
offered 1867 - 1984
value A$ 120 to WW2 (SW) A$ 90 late models
corrugated sole A$ 150
ca 8" long with a 1 3/4" cutter
I bought this one (1961) to replace the plane I damaged in grandfathers tool box. This started me on my journey to collect tools - especially planes.
Estimated value $60
Condition Excellent
Stanley 3 smoothing plane
offered 1867 - 1984
value A$ 120 to WW2 (SW) A$ 90 late models
corrugated sole A$ 150
ca 8" long with a 1 3/4" cutter
Estimated value $70
Condition Average
Stanley 3 smoothing plane
offered 1867 - 1984
value A$ 120 to WW2 (SW) A$ 90 late models
corrugated sole A$ 150
ca 8" long with a 1 3/4" cutter
Estimated value $90
Condition New
Stanley 3 smoothing plane
offered 1867 - 1984
value A$ 120 to WW2 (SW) A$ 90 late models
corrugated sole A$ 150
ca 8" long with a 1 3/4" cutter
Estimated value $255
Condition Excellent
Stanley 386 jointer gauge (fence) is an excellent addition if you want to plane angles up to 90 degrees.
Seen here attached to a Stanley 7.
It's easily adjusts to be slipped on in seconds to any Stanley style plane sizes 5 to 8 and it clamps rock solid. Also, it conveniently allows you to set an angle and plane to a consistent bevel. All you have to do is press the guide against the face of the board. It works. It works very, very, well. Other manufacturers made similar attachments but Stanley's was the best. Sadly, it went out of production in 1947.
Estimated value $50
Condition Average
The oldest No.4 in the collection.
Found in poor condition - lots of surface rust. From a shed in Toogoolawah.
1885-1902
Stanley 4 smoothing plane
offered 1869 - 1984
value A$ 70 to WW2, less for later models
corrugated sole A$ 90
9" long with a 2" cutter
Estimated value $120
Condition Average
Stanley 40 scrub plane
offered 1896 - 1962
value A$ 130
9 1/2" long with a 1 1/4" cutter
Estimated value $150
Condition Average
Stanley 45 Combination Plane
offered 1883 - 1962
value A$ 150 boxed and G+ $ 250
10 1/2 - 11 1/2" long with 23 cutters after 1922 Cutter sets range from 18 to 22 for earlier models.
Early models are black japanned, followed by nickel plated models with floral decorations up to 1908, stippled finish after.
Estimated value $300
Condition Average
Stanley 46 Skew Cutter Combination Plane
offered 1873 - 1942
value A$ 200 with one cutter A$ 350 with cutter set
10 1/2" long with 10 - 12 cutters, depending on model.
Early models are black japanned and come with a guard plate on the fence but no sliding section. The guard plate is often damaged or has incorrect or missing pins/screws. This feature was abandoned with the 1896 model. From then on the 46 had the same configuration as the 45 i.e. a sliding section and a fence. There was only one depth stop for the plane. It was interchangeable between the main body and the sliding section, depending on use.
Estimated value $20
Condition Average
This was the Stanley spokeshave looked like in 1911. There are no adjustment knobs, and its overally size is smaller than a 151. They were sold at about half the price of a 151, were introduced to the market earlier, between 1850-1870 and were made in the USA until 1974. (Lamond 1997, 206) The pockets are marked with “640” and the blade cap is marked “649”, which corresponds to Lamond’s type “G”. (Lamond 1997, 388)
Classic Bailey pattern, double iron, improved, raised handle, flat soled, cast iron, spokeshave.
The raised handles are curved in a gentle arc upward then down toward the ends and are sometimes to as 'Gull Wing' or 'Semi Gull Wing' but gull wing style handles are typically raised at a much more extreme angle than the Stanley raised handles. Earlier shaves have plain handles and later shaves have some checkering. There is a hang-hole cast in the end of the each handle. The shave is black japanned iron and measures around 10 inches from end to end.
These shaves have a cutter with a cap iron, both held to the body with a screw. The cap iron is tensioned with either a thumb screw or a knurled headed screw that is slotted on some models. The cap iron arrangement gives even pressure along the edge of the blade and permits adjustment without the use of a screwdriver.
The blade (cutter) is 2 1/8 inches wide with a rounded or arched top and has a punched slot for the cap iron retention screw to pass through.
Estimated value $25
Condition Average
Straight (flat) handled version of the Stanley 51.
The straight handles have a flatter profile than the raised handles and have a depression running along the centre of the handle from the base to the hang hole. The later shaves have checkering on the handles but the earlier versions did not. There is a hang-hole cast in the end of the each handle. The shave is black japanned iron and measures 10 inches from end to end.
These shaves have a cutter with a cap iron, both held to the body with a screw. The cap iron is tensioned with either a thumb screw or a knurled headed screw that is slotted on some models. The cap iron arrangement gives even pressure along the edge of the blade and permits adjustment without the use of a screwdriver.
The blade (cutter) is 2 1/8 inches wide with a rounded or arched top and has a punched hole for the cap iron retention screw to pass through
Estimated value $30
Condition Average
Stanley 53 Raised Handled Adjustable Mouth Spokeshave.
With SW cutter
The raised handles are curved in a gentle arc upward then down toward the ends and are sometimes to as 'Gull Wing' or 'Semi Gull Wing' but the gull wing style handles are raised at a much more extreme angle than the Stanley raised handles. The later shaves have checkering on the handles but the earlier versions did not. There is a hang-hole cast in the end of the each handle. The shave is black japanned iron and measures 10 inches from end to end.
This shave has no cap iron and the blade is held with a slotted machine screw into the body. A thumbscrew is used to adjust the yoke angle which changes the mouth opening for courser or finer work. Early models have a round brass 'thumbscrew' and later models have an iron knurled knob. The blade has a long narrow slot for the holding screw to pass through and the thumbscrew adjustment presses on the shave body rather than on the blade.
Estimated value $300
Condition Average
Stanley 55 Universal Combination Plane
offered 1897 - 1963
value A$ 500 + complete and boxed or fine condition, A$ 350 good condition
11 1/2" long with 52 cutters for early models and 55 cutters for late models.
Estimated value $300
Condition Average
Stanley 55 Universal Combination Plane
offered 1897 - 1963
value A$ 500 + complete and boxed or fine condition, A$ 350 good condition
11 1/2" long with 52 cutters for early models and 55 cutters for late models.
Estimated value $20
Condition Average
Very old no 64 spoke shave
Estimated value $20
Condition Fair
Very old Spoke Shave = possibly Stanley 64 equivalent
Estimated value $140
Condition Excellent
Stanley 7 jointer plane
offered 1869 - 1984
value A$ 140 pre war, A$ 100 post war
corrugated sole A$ 160
22" long with a 2 3/8" cutter
Estimated value $100
Condition Average
Stanley 7 jointer plane
offered 1869 - 1984
value A$ 140 pre war, A$ 100 post war
corrugated sole A$ 160
22" long with a 2 3/8" cutter
Estimated value $140
Condition Excellent
Stanley 7 jointer plane
offered 1869 - 1984
value A$ 140 pre war, A$ 100 post war
corrugated sole A$ 160
22" long with a 2 3/8" cutter
Estimated value $50
Condition Average
Early Stanley 70 box scraper with beech handle and brass ferrule. J logo cutter (1872-1886)
Stanley 70 box scraper
offered 1877 - 1958
13" long with 2" cutter
Originally designed to scrape labels from wooden shipping boxes for re-use. Handy little scraper to get into tight spots.
Estimated value $120
Condition Average
Stanley 71 router
offered 1884 - 1973
value A$ 100+ complete
7 1/2" long with 3 cutters 1/4", 1/2" & V-shape
Early American models were black japanned, nickel plated after ca 1890.
Estimated value $55
Condition Average
Stanley 71 router
offered 1884 - 1973
value A$ 100+ complete
7 1/2" long with 3 cutters 1/4", 1/2" & V-shape
Early American models were black japanned, nickel plated after ca 1890.
Estimated value $50
Condition Parts Only
Spare Parts
Estimated value $450
Condition Excellent
Stanley 72 chamfer plane
offered 1885 - 1938
9" long with 1 5/8" cutter
Early models with the 85 patent on the side, later models are marked Stanley on one side and No 72 on the other. Note that the very first two or even three models (there is no finite type study on this) had the same markings as the late models i.e. no patent 85 cast in side. The shape and form of the lever cap screw provides the easiest and most reliable indication for the age of your plane. Early front knobs were beaded, models after 1920 had a tall knob.
Handles are not interchangeable from any other plane. The 72 handle has a square cut-out in the base.
Estimated value $45
Condition Average
offered 1879 - 1983
4" long with 1" cutter
It has an adjustable mouth but, unlike the 90s series planes, you can't use it without the front piece for stop bullnose work. You need to keep the front piece on because it holds the lever cap.
Cutter sizes varied by 1/16" during the production period.
Take the lever cap out and check whether the blade sits correctly in the bed. Make sure the clamp holds the blade tightly.
Estimated value $450
Condition Excellent
Stanley 77 dowel & rod turning machine
offered 1911 - 1969
value A$ 350 + with one cutter
15" long with up to nine cutter heads, sizes 1/4, 5/16, 3/8, 7/16, 1/2, 9/16, 5/8, 11/16, 3/4
black japanned, some models have a blue finish. The machine came with one standard 3/8" cutter only.
Cutter heads are worth around $ 120 - 150, some are quite hard to find and can easily bring double the price
Estimated value $90
Condition Fair
Stanley 79 side rebate plane
offered 1926 - 1969
5 1/2" long with two 1/2" cutters
Later types have a fence.
All models are nickel plated. Late models are English. The early model has a half circle cut out in the centre.
Estimated value $600
Condition Excellent
3 in collection
Stanley 8 jointer plane
offered 1869 - 1984
value A$ 200 pre war, A$ 150 post war
corrugated sole A$ 250
24" long with a 2 5/8" cutter
Estimated value $120
Condition Excellent
offered 1898 - 1969
4" long with 1" cutter
Note: Parts from the 90 are interchangeable with the No 93 (base, cutter) but NOT with the 92.
Problems: chipped mouth, chipped edges where the top and the bottom part meet and most importantly: check the internal clamp that holds the blade. The pointy end also acts as a chip breaker. The tip is often fixed or broken off altogether.
Estimated value $90
Condition New
Stanley 90J rabbet plane (English)
offered from around 1960 (made in England)
4 1/2" long with 1" cutter
Estimated value $180
Condition Average
Stanley 95 edge trimming block plane
offered 1911 - 1961
This is Type 2 ca. 1920
6" long with a 3/4" cutter.
There is no better tool to straighten up those worn out edges on bookshelves, sideboards, table tops and the likes.
Early models have the Stanley script logo and the 5/14/12 patent cast in the body. This one probably is a type 2
The sole forms a 90 degree V which perfectly squares your cut. Most models have two holes drilled in the off-side of the V. It allows you to insert a strip of wood to alter the angle of the cut.
Problems: chipped mouth, broken/fixed lever caps, chipped sole.
Types: There are at least 4 different castings: type 1 has Stanley's script trademark on the front and Bodmer's patent 5/14/1912 on the back. Type 2 has the same markings but both on the front. Type 3 has the Stanley logo and the model number on the front, both in notched boxes, type 4 has the Stanley logo boxed but the model number not.
Estimated value $250
Condition Fair
Stanley 98 & 99 side rebate plane
offered 1896 - 1942
value A$ 100 for # 98, A$ 120 for #99, A$ 250 for a matching pair
4" long with a 1/2" cutter.
98 is for right hand work, 99 for left hand use. # 99 is a lot less common.
Estimated value $250
Condition Average
Stanley 98 & 99 side rebate plane
offered 1896 - 1942
value A$ 100 for # 98, A$ 120 for #99, A$ 250 for a matching pair
4" long with a 1/2" cutter.
98 is for right hand work, 99 for left hand use. # 99 is a lot less common.
Estimated value $250
Condition Excellent
Excellent SPIERS AYR parallel sided dovetailed steel smoothing plane. Gunmetal lever cap with nicely grained rosewood infill. Open rear handle. Original Spiers parallel iron and backing iron by Sorby.
DOVETAILED stamped on front of bed.
Steel has been lapped to remove minor pitting.
Rosewood infill has been lightly buffed and shellaced.
Stewart Spiers is stamped on levet cap and iron in the cursive script.
Tight throat with no chips.
All round an excellent plane.
Estimated value $60
Condition Fair
Estimated value $150
Condition Excellent
Estimated value $45
Condition Average
English equivalent to Stanley 71.
Estimated value $50
Condition Average
English equivalent to Stanley 71.
Estimated value $20
Condition Average
Mini Router Plane
Manufactured:
From 1935 to 1971
Length:
3 inches
Weight:
3/4 pound
Cutter Width:
1/4 inch
Construction:
Cast iron body. Tungsten steel cutter
Finish:
Blue Enamel
Features:
Small size
Uses:
Small router plane for cutting grooves
Estimated value $50
Condition New Replica
Replica Plumb Level
This is a replica of levels used since antient times.
Levels like these were built in home workshops by bush carpenters who could not afford a spirit level during early settlement of Australia.
Estimated value $40
Condition Average
Made in Birmingham
Rabone Tape Measures are quality, leather-encased measuring tapes made in England that grew to be wildly popular amongst ACs in the film industry. Unfortunately, production of the legendary Rabone has ceased and when you're lucky enough to find one used on eBay, it's in less-than-perfect shape. The way the history seems to play out is that J. Rabone & Sons, a very successful tool manufacturer in England for a few hundred years, merged in the 60's with Chesterman Co., another respected tool maker in England. And then, sometime in the mid 80's, the combined Chesterman Rabone tool makers were bought by Stanley Tools. The measuring tapes that the film industry grew to love and depend on.
Estimated value $40
Condition Good
A nice old sash router tool both blades marked 5/8"
98% japanning intact. Measures 11 5/8" long.
Type: Circular Sash Router.
Estimated value $250
Condition Excellent
ANTIQUE POST BARN BEAM DRILL FARM TOOL
USA, 1910s, Vintage Primitive Cast Iron and Hardwood Hand Crank Drill Press. Beautiful Object. Excellent Working Condition. Time Worn Patina.
Possible Millers Falls manufactured
Estimated value $150
Condition Average
Estimated value $40
Condition Excellent
Wooden screw box or thread cutter used to cut external threads in wood. Wooden box shape with turned handles, made in two parts held together by three screws. A metal cutter is mounted between the two parts. The wooden dowel to be threaded is held in a vice; the box is engaged on its end and turned clockwise by hand until it begins to cut.
Estimated value $10
Condition Average
MITER MASTER
The maker is shown as
L. G. PIMBLETT
HARBORD
N.S.W.
This is an interesting combination protractor,parallel marking gauge and drill and dowel sizer
Estimated value $120
Condition Excellent
This scraper plane has handles and a large sole like a bench plane which makes it easy to work large surfaces. The 70mm (2 3/4") wide scraper blade may be adjusted from 90 to 65 degrees for optimal scraping. Body of fine grey cast iron with green epoxy paint, knobs are composite material, steel and brass fittings. 210mm (8 1/4") long.
Estimated value $150
Condition Average
The Film Premo No. 3 Camera was manufactured by the Eastman Kodak company from 1906 to 1910. This camera was similar to the Film Premo No. 1 with additional features of an extended bellows with rack and pinion focusing adjustment, rising and falling front for decreasing or augmenting foreground. Designed as a compact camera constructed of ebonized wood with front panel and back made of aluminum, with all metal parts finished in highly polished nickel. Able to be fitted with various lens including a rapid rectilinear lens, a planatograph, or a Zeiss Tessar. Two tripods sockets and a hooded reversible finder are provided. Designed for use with the Premo film pack. Available in three sizes, 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches, 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches, and a 4 x 5 inch size.
Estimated value $60
Condition Excellent
Traditionally, a bow saw is a woodworking tool used for straight or curved cuts. In European vocabulary it is synonymous with frame saw. In English and American vocabulary it denotes a toothed blade suspended between two long narrow handles called "cheeks" that are supported and separated by a thin stretcher in the center of the handles, making a wide H shape (the cheeks form the uprights of the H, the stretcher the crossbar of the H). The blade is kept in tension with a turnbuckle or a twisted cord that runs parallel to the blade between the two cheeks but on the opposite side of the stretcher. If a cord is used, the cord is twisted with a toggle attached to one loop of the cord, adding tension. The toggle hits the stretcher, which keeps the cord from untwisting. A finer version of the saw uses a narrow blade (1/4" or less) with handles that allow the user to hold the saw and turn the blade. In this context it is also known as a turning saw.
Estimated value $125
Condition Average
Fulton was a brand name of Sears for many years. (Roger Smith says 1905
to 1950.) Most early Fulton planes that I have seen were manufactured by
Sargent. Sargent used a number series for their transitional planes that
were 4 digits beginning with 34 (ie 3407 thru 3430 skipping some
numbers.) But the few Fulton transitionals that I have do not have any
numbers on them at all. Only the blades are marked. The 1909 Sears
catalog shows these transitionals following a numbering series such as
1710, 1711 etc.
transitional jointer plane from ca. 1910 by the Fulton Tool Company. An uncommon transitional plane
Estimated value $200
Condition Average
Rule bought by Adrian at the Redcliffe Markets -$10.00. Box bought on Gumtree - $25.00. Manufactured br E.R. Watts and Son Ltd London Distributed in Australia by N.H. Seward Melbourne
Estimated value $200
Condition Excellent
Sold 2 GMC Lathes to buy this one.
Variable speed and headstock rotates 360 deg.
Great Cast Iron Bed.
Estimated value $120
Condition Excellent
C.W
T and S
C
11
F VAS Stamped on blade
Estimated value $50
Condition Excellent
ADEPT TOOLS Maker : Robert Pearce NSW Aluminium chamfer plane
Estimated value $80
Condition Good
Purchased in 1984 in Rockhampton
ABC 1 ton worm gear block - made in Melbourne
Estimated value $30
Condition Average
Equivalent to Record 722.
Brass mini router.