Thread: dating english stanleys

Well, there's this.

I'm sure we can make up a type study for these, I don't expect any Americans to do so any time soon. Howabout:

Type 1: 1937-1939
Type 2: WW2, hard rubber adjusting nuts..
Type 3: Postwar - steel bits
Type 4: Whenever those rib thingys appear on the beds (about 1972)
Type 5: Whenever the beds are marked 12-00X?
Type 6: 1983-present. The G12-00X planes

From here.

And this.

f you're interested, you can date your plane at

The Stanley Bench Plane Dating Page

Although the dates are specific to US planes, mainly the #4, you'll get a reasonable idea as to where yours fits in by checking the properties of the #6 you have. If you look at the images at the B & G page, you'll notice the various designs throughout the years.

From here.

Toby

I know people have mixed and matched over the years but the kidney hole lever cap came in sometime between the wars.
Cheers,
Jim

Originally Posted by jimbur

...but the kidney hole lever cap came in sometime between the wars.

In fact, when Stanley UK plane production started in 1936, they were based on the USA model of the time - the type #16. So all UK Stanleys have the kidney hole and the ribbed frog face (whereas Record cloned the USA type #14/#15 an therefore have the keyhole and solid frog face). HTH.

Cheers, Vann.

I've never dated an English Stanley, but I went out with an Irish Moloney once....

Originally Posted by Vann

In fact, when Stanley UK plane production started in 1936, they were based on the USA model of the time - the type #16. So all UK Stanleys have the kidney hole and the ribbed frog face (whereas Record cloned the USA type #14/#15 an therefore have the keyhole and solid frog face). HTH.

Cheers, Vann.

Thanks Vann.
Cheers,
Jim

Cool.
I'm moving at this time, i'm not unboxing all my stuff until a few days but i'll check on a english 5 1/2 i have. Old and very decent.
American or english : different accent but great old timers...
There are some from Australia i heard. What about them?

Originally Posted by Vann

In fact, when Stanley UK plane production started in 1936,

So Record hit the english market before Stanley.
5 years to draw. The yankees used to be faster.
Well i guess it was harder times back then.
Iona