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Title: $21 worth of planes.....and then some!!
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on January 10, 2013, 08:09:12 AM
Those of you following that old tool stash I picked up last weekend, this is the box of planes the guy sold me for a whopping $21(all the cash I had left after buyig all his adjustable brace bits implement wrenches, S Curves, etc.

I need a little help in identifying some of these and since there are several here I have never seen before, some help on their history would be good too.

TIA

DM&FS

Sargent "VBM"  and two edging wood blocks planes, a 5/8" and a 7/8" (?)

2nd photo

Top Row:
Unidentified small plane(turned it backwards to see if anyone can ID it by the unique adjuster knob on the back)
2 Stanley American Boys(keeping one and selling the other)
Millers Falls 206
Stanley  9 1/4"

2nd Row:
14" Bluegrass with corrugated bottom(missing parts)
Starline Inc.(never heard of this one)
Stanley Handyman(likely has original edge to it, it's really sharp)

3rd Row:
Norvell Shapleigh blade/iron(?)
Little Giant razor blade plane
2 no name minis
Title: Re: $21 worth of planes.....and then some!!
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on January 10, 2013, 08:10:59 AM
Closeups of the small stuff....

DM&FS
Title: Re: $21 worth of planes.....and then some!!
Post by: mikeswrenches on January 10, 2013, 08:21:32 AM
Here is a little bit of information on the American Boy block planes.  They are not Stanley.

>that American boy was made by delta specialty company that later turned into Delta Rockwell Co.

Roger k Smith in his listing has them being marketed by Woolworths circa 1938.<

They are quite common and not really considered a desirable collectable.


Mike

Title: Re: $21 worth of planes.....and then some!!
Post by: Branson on January 10, 2013, 08:30:58 AM
In the first picture, the two wooden planes are, first on the left, a rabbet plane, and second, on the right, a dado plane.
Title: Re: $21 worth of planes.....and then some!!
Post by: Branson on January 10, 2013, 08:33:11 AM
Just looked at the title again.  Wow.  $21?!  Depending on the condition, the dado and the rabbet are worth that each.
Title: Re: $21 worth of planes.....and then some!!
Post by: Brophy on January 10, 2013, 05:39:21 PM
What is the width of the lone plane blade & cap iron? I suspect this may be the most valuable thing in the haul.

It looks to me to be from a #1 plane.

...Rob
Title: Re: $21 worth of planes.....and then some!!
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on January 11, 2013, 03:46:43 AM
Brophy, I wanna say it's maybe 1 1/2" wide or close to that.  NOw you got me wonderin'.  Check it out tomorrow and confirm.

Thanks

DM&FS


Title: Re: $21 worth of planes.....and then some!!
Post by: Brophy on January 11, 2013, 06:06:57 PM
The blade on my #1 is 1-1/4" and 1-5/8" on my #2.

Either way you have a blade that is worth more than you paid for the lot of planes!

Rob
Title: Re: $21 worth of planes.....and then some!!
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on January 11, 2013, 08:30:10 PM
Brophy, that blade and cap iron are 1 3/16" in width.  I didn't measure the length.  Figured the width was the critical number.....I could shoot a real macro if that would help ID it


DM&FS

Title: Re: $21 worth of planes.....and then some!!
Post by: Brophy on January 12, 2013, 06:43:13 AM
DM...At 1-3/16", it's likely from a#1 size plane and worth putting on eBay. Being a secondary brand makes the value hard to guess, but I'd think it would be between $50-$100 if it is in good shape (not rusty or pitted).

A larger pic would help.

...Rob
Title: Re: $21 worth of planes.....and then some!!
Post by: dimwittedmoose51 on January 13, 2013, 03:53:38 AM
No pitting on this blade or cap iron, just some discoloration that the new owner can deal with as they wish.....

DM&FS
Title: Re: $21 worth of planes.....and then some!!
Post by: packardv8 on January 29, 2013, 05:42:17 PM
A local craigslist crook has a pile of small miscellaneous planes like that and he's asking $25 each.

jack vines