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Stanley No. 45 Combination Plane
Manufactured: | 1884 to 1962 |
Length: | 11-1/2 inches |
Blade Width: | 18 to 23 blades provided in various sizes |
Construction: | Cast iron, beech or rosewood handle, knob & fence |
Finish: | Nickel plated |
Features: | Adjustable fence and depth stop, slitter and spurs |
Uses: | Plow, dado, rabbet, filletster, beading, sash and slitting plane |
Average Dealer Price (complete): | $100 to $380 |
Average eBay Price: | $130 to $350 |
Type 1: | $250 to $500 |
Type 2 to 3: | $200 to $400 |
Type 4 to 7: | $150 to $300 |
Plane body only (no blades): | $25 to $75 |
Standard blade set (boxed, 18-23): | $75 to $130 |
Special blade set (boxed, 23): | $400 to $800 |
# 5 nosing tool: | $50 to $130 |
# 6 hollow & round: | $75 to $150 |
# 8 hollow & round: | $75 to $150 |
# 10 hollow & round: | $75 to $150 |
# 12 hollow & round: | $75 to $150 |
Complete set of hollows, rounds and nosing tool: | $600 to $1200 |
Other Notes: | Sweetheart versions (1920-1935) often reach higher prices, but not always |
Updated: | 30th March, 2006 |
Stanley No. 45 Combination Planes on eBay right now…
Sources: | While many of the dealers prices for Stanley planes are largely set by John Walters’ book “Antique & Collectible Stanley Tools” it appears that eBay, while acknowledging the Walters guide somewhat, tends to march to it’s own beat and sets its own prices. For that reason – and the fact that eBay’s reach and customer base is huge – I’ve decided to include a separate eBay average price here. Other sources include: “The Antique Tool Collector’s Guide To Value” by Ronald S. Barlow, “Antique & Collectible Stanley Tools” by John Walter, “The Stanley Plane” by Alvin Sellens, “Patrick’s Blood & Gore” by Patrick Leach, various auctions and sales of collectable tools and my own compilations of prices realized, observations and notes over the past 20+ years. |