Hello,
I recently had the opportinuty to help clean out an old woodworker’s shop near Portland, Maine. In the process I managed to acquire both lumber and hand tools. Among the hand tools were a number of planes, both wooden and metal. Most of them have little or no markings on them. Others have model numbers that I can’t seem to find a refernece to on the internet. For example, there is a Stanley C557MP. I can’t find any reference to this model on the Internet. Two of the wooden planes do not appear to have any markings on them and could very well be craftsman-made, but look similar to a rabbet plane from Farnham, Fox & Co. of Mass.
If I were to post photos of the planes, would someone be willing to help me identify them? I guess I find enjoyment in identifying where old tools came from, how old they really are, factors that influenced their design at that point in time, etc. Those the can be refurbished will be added to my shop tools, the remainder will simply make nice additions to the handful of antique tools I have collected over the years.
Any help would be appreciated.
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throw some pics up
I'll try to help and see what you have. The Stanley you mention sounds like one from the '80's.
a few of the plane pics
Thanks for the reply. Here a some pics of a few of the planes.
The first 3 pics are form the same plane. The second 2 are from a stanley. The third plane I know is a Sargent #3415, but I haven't found anything that indicates the age of the plane.
I've got a few more I'm trying to hunt down info on, but this seems like a good start.
Thanks.
oh boy
The top plane has no blade and is a low quality plane they sold to homeowners in the late 20th century. I'm not sure what the name of it is. Could be Dunlap or Corsair.
The Stanley as I expected is one from the late 70's or 80's which is when Stanley cheapened their line. The plane has no collectabilty value.
The Sargent transitional plane's blade is nearly used up and not a highly collected plane either.
Unfortunately what you have are three low value planes that aren't worth any real money and were not made well enough to be worthy of restoring.
Sorry
Plane value
Remember the scene, from Raiders of the lost Ark, Where the Frenchman told Indy, " Bury this watch for 2000 years and it will be worth a fortune"
the price was right
I guess I can't complain, they were free. ...and now I know a bit more about them. What would you estimate the age of the Sargent to be? I have seen one website that indicated that the plane was made in the 20's.
Not that the two below are of any significance, but do you have any idea about the maker and age?
I appreciate your taking the time to help me.
Woodies
Check the butt ends very closely, the Mfg's at the time often stamped their name on one end and the owners name on the other.
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