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benjy:
i seem to remember on the old forum that one of you guys found a simple chart for dating planes.
i bought the ones pictured this weekend,they look almost new condition,,but one is marked in pre decimal price of 25 shillings and the old boy selling them claimed to have owned them for many years.
record no4
stanley no5

benjy:
record

fliffy42:
Here is a link that should help you with the stanley......

https://home.comcast.net/~stanleyplanes/planes101/typing/typing.htm

and here is another, this one makes it pretty simple.......

http://www.oldtools.org/planes/dating/

and here is a Record site (I dont know much about them though)....

http://www.record-planes.com/

But wait.... another nice David Lynch site for Records.....

http://www.recordhandplanes.com/dating.html

fliffy42:
by the way.....   Very nice finds!!!!

lzenglish:

--- Quote from: benjy on June 06, 2011, 12:18:58 PM ---i seem to remember on the old forum that one of you guys found a simple chart for dating planes.
i bought the ones pictured this weekend,they look almost new condition,,but one is marked in pre decimal price of 25 shillings and the old boy selling them claimed to have owned them for many years.
record no4
stanley no5

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Absolutly Beautiful Planes benjy!!!! You are a lucky man indeed. I have yet to be so lucky as to find a new looking old one! By the way, how much is 25 shillings in US dollars and cents?

Wayne

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