Is this plane for real?

Frank D. · 2 Apr 2007

Hi everyone, i was just wondering if this "Bronze Stanley" was authentic. It's the first one I've seen or heard of (I'm certainly no expert); only the blade appears to have a Stanley mark, so that got me wondering if it the rest was authentic.

http://cgi.ebay.fr/exceptionnel-rabot-p ... otohosting

Thanks for any info.

MikeW · 2 Apr 2007

Hi Frank--most likely made by a pattern maker or a user who had access and the means to cast off of an original.

Take care, Mike

Frank D. · 2 Apr 2007

Thanks Mike,
kind of what I expected, but the seller advertises it as a Stanley plane. It does look neat though.

Derek Cohen (Perth Oz) · 2 Apr 2007

Frank

That is about as authentic as a my bronze Stanley router plane (at rear). At least mine looks correct!

Regards from Perth

Derek

Benchwayze · 8 Apr 2007

I have heard speak of these planes.

They can be used bevel up or down (As, at a risk, can any plane I suppose) but this one has an adjustable mouth which is common on the modern block-planes.

Looks to be a normal angle of frog though, so maybe it's a one-off after all. Just mumbling folks!!!

And if anyone sees a hand-made wooden-infill plane with the name 'Kingshott' stamped on it, it will be a knock-off.

http://www.nonesuchtools.com/ak.htm

Frank, I seem to recognise the pieces in your avatar. Didn't I see some on an antiques valuation show.
They were valued at a fortune!
Honest.

John

Frank D. · 8 Apr 2007

Benchwayze":tounhnvi said:
Frank, I seem to recognise the pieces in your avatar. Didn't I see some on an antiques valuation show.
They were valued at a fortune!
Honest.
John

Could be John. They are 19th century log holders:

I came across them while staying at a friend's house in France:

Hehe, she has many historical items in her home. They caught my attention because they are so typically French (very similar to bronze figures on a lot of 17th and 18th-century French furniture (A.C. Boule)).