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   mvflaim | Jan 22, 2012 10:21pm | #1

   Don't touch it

   You have a valuable plane. Probably around $200-$300 to the right buyer. If it were mine, I would wipe off the dirt and throw it on eBay. If you get $200 for it, take $50 of the money and buy a later version of a Stanley Bailey No 6 and pocket the rest of the cash.

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   OutOfPlum | Jan 24, 2012 08:10am | #3

   Thanks!

   Thanks for the advice.  For $200 I'd just as soon hang onto it but it's nice to have some idea of what it's worth.

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   hammer1 | Jan 22, 2012 11:09pm | #2

   Remove the frog and look at it's connection in the bed. It should be an H type if the plane sole is a type 2. Any markings on the brass adjuster nut? The tote doesn't look like rosewood, maybe it's a replacement. Take it apart and lay things on a sheet for an undisturbed background for your pictures. Condition of the mouth is important. I think a plane with a lateral adjuster is better for a user.

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   OutOfPlum | Jan 24, 2012 08:12am | #4

   Identification

   Those sound pretty much like the characteristics that I went through while identifying this beast using the RexMill.com Bech Plane Type Study.  I'll review to make sure and thanks!

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   OutOfPlum | Jan 24, 2012 08:18am | #5

   Further Identification

   I've gone through Patrick Leach's "Blood and Gore" trying to figure out what number this critter might be and I can add that it is 17 3/4 inches long with a 2 3/8 inch iron and weighs 6 lbs 15 3/4 oz.  The closest this comes to matching Patrick's listings would be a #6 Fore Plane but it's a quarter inch short and 3/4 pounds light.  If anyone has any explanations for those discrepancies, please share!