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Stanley No. 74 Floor Plane
| Manufactured: | 1886 to 1923 |
| Length: | 10-1/2 inches |
| Blade Width: | 2-5/8 inches |
| Construction: | Cast iron, hardwood handle |
| Finish: | Japanned |
| Features: | Extra heavy. Planes floor boards from a standing position. |
| Uses: | For smoothing the uneven edges of floor boards |
| Average Dealer Price (with handle): | $500 to $1000 |
| Average eBay Price (with handle): | $600 to $950 |
| Type 1: | $750 to $1500 |
| Other Notes: | Often these are missing the 45 inch long handle and a handle in good condition is worth $300 to $400 each (a plane without its handle will only fetch between $220 to $350). These planes are quite heavy – about 21-1/2 pounds for the later types with the earlier types at about half that weight. |
| Updated: | 28th July, 2006 |
Stanley No. 74 Floor 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. |
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