DID YOU KNOW…
Handplane Central is not just about making planes and using planes. If you’re a hand plane collector and you’re into old catalogs then we have a range of plane catalogs like the Norris 1914 catalog, the Stanley 1902 catalog or the Edward Preston & Sons 1901 Catalog and we’re adding more all the time.
Stanley No. S 4 Steel Smooth Plane
| Manufactured: | 1926 to 1942 |
| Length: | 9 inches |
| Blade Width: | 2 inches |
| Construction: | Steel, rosewood handle & knob |
| Finish: | Japanned |
| Features: | “Unbreakable” version |
| Uses: | General purpose bench plane |
| Average Dealer Price: | $100 to $300 |
| Average eBay Price: | $90 to $260 |
| 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 4 Steel Smooth 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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