Bailey No5 1/2 plane

[adrianthompson]

Hi
This is my first post so hope it all works. I have a bailey 5 1/2 plane, made in England which appears to be quite old. However my concern is that it has a round end. On my other Bailey planes the end is curved. I am thinking this is an early plane from 1938 - 1939 era. It is very difficult to find out any information on these planes. Could someone please tell me the history of this plane. Thanks Adrian

 

[nabs]

Hi Adrian, the picture says 'stanley bailey no 5' but what is stamped on the front of the casting? the picture quality makes it difficult to read..

 

[JohnPW]

It's a guess, maybe that was done by a user, possibly because a corner got damaged.

 

[AndyT]

Like JohnPW has said. It got dropped, a corner snapped off leaving a rough edge, so the owner tidied it up neatly.

There's loads of online info about "type studies" of Stanley planes made in the USA but as far as I know we don't have enough obsessive collectors to have produced such things over here, at least not in the same depth. So if I were you I'd be happy to regard it as "quite old", put the rest of it back and enjoy it!

 

[adrianthompson]

Hi
The plane has Made in England and then Bailey on the front casting. Thanks for all the comments. I think you are right in assuming it probably got damaged; but their are no cracks on the end so if it was chipped it was really well shaped and polished. I will renovate it and enjoy using it. Thanks again. Adrian