Stanley plane iron

[whiskywill]

I'm not usually known for throwing my money around but, at last Thursday's car boot sale, I picked up a 1" Marples chisel and, what I thought was an old Record no. 4, with a superficial coating of rust, for a total of £4.
But I was caught. The near full length square cut iron in the Record plane turned out to be a U.S.A made Stanley. I have dated the plane to between 1954 and 1964 but is it possible to guess at the era for the blade?

 

[Vann]

...is it possible to guess at the era for the blade?

Try RexMill http://www.rexmill.com/planes101/typing/typing.htm

Cheers, Vann.

 

[whiskywill]

Thanks for the link. It seems the change from square to rounded plane irons was made mid '50's.

 

[ED65]

Four quid? That's a bit spendy :mrgreen:

A 50s Stanley iron may not quite match the Record one you were hoping would be in there but it's unlikely to disappoint.

 

[whiskywill]

Four quid? That's a bit spendy :mrgreen:

I thought so. :wink: The seller seems to be involved in house clearance and last year I got a rather rare (but not necessarily good) Sedgley no. 4 for £2.

 

[swb58]

I don't think you need lose any sleep over the idea of having paid too much. Two quality tools for less than the price of a pint in some places, that can't be bad.

Try and drive prices down too low and people won't bother to pass on these old gems, they'll go straight in the skip.

 

[MIGNAL]

The square cut Stanley irons are perfectly fine, great deal if it's near full length. I paid £15 (including postage) for a Record No. 4 with original square cut blade and I thought I'd got a bit of a bargain.

 

[lurker]

I don't think you need lose any sleep over the idea of having paid too much. Two quality tools for less than the price of a pint in some places, that can't be bad.

Try and drive prices down too low and people won't bother to pass on these old gems, they'll go straight in the skip.

I think you will find they were being ironic