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Stanley No. S 18 Steel Block Plane
Manufactured: | 1925 to 1942 |
Length: | 6 inches |
Blade Width: | 1-5/8 inches |
Construction: | Steel |
Finish: | Japanned |
Features: | “Unbreakable” version |
Uses: | General purpose block plane |
Average Dealer Price: | $100 to $250 |
Average eBay Price: | $90 to $210 |
Other Notes: | Useful in classrooms and trade schools, where breakage is not an issue when dropped on a hard floor. |
Updated: | 25th July, 2006 |
Stanley No. S 18 Steel Block 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. |