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1 Eccentric Lever Material Exposed Height Knurling Material Thread Iron Engagement Lateral Lever Stamped Present Stamped "PAT.FEB.20.94" Brass or Brass with Nickel Plating Steel 19/32" 18/32"
Gradual unsystematic reduction from 18/32" to as little as 14/32" in a few

1907

Stanley Number 18 & 19 Block Planes

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Front Knob

13/32" or less Fine and Slanted Coarse and Vertical Brass with Nickel plating Steel Right -handed Left-handed Bent up end Circular Steel disc "STANLEY" on curved tail
"PAT. FEB 8-76" "PAT. OCT. 21-84" "PAT. JAN 17-88" parallel to long axis

Rear Adjusting Nut

"PAT." " 2.8.76" "10.21.84" "1.17.88" "7.24.88" perpendicular "PAT." "10.21.84" "1.17.88" "7.24.88" "8.3.97" perpendicular "PAT." " 2.8.76" "1.17.88" "7.24.88" perpendicular "PAT." "8.3.97" Two piece, cast, articulated w/ U shaped slot Four piece, pressed steel "STANLEY" and "PAT. DEC 28,86" Unmarked on some planes "STANLEY" only "STANLEY" and "PAT. 2-18-13" Notched rectangle w/ Sweetheart and "U.S. PAT. 2-18-13" Head Rounded Head Thicker and Flatter

Construction Lever Cap

Stamped Lower End

Lever Cap Screw

1947-1950

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1 TmA.4 - "L. BAILEY'S" "PATENT" "AUG.6.67" "AUG. 31.58 EX'D" TmJ - "STANLEY RULE" "& LEVEL" "STANLEY RULE & LEVEL" all on single arc
TmT - "STANLEY"; "RULE % LEVEL CO" "NEW BRITAIN, CONN" "U.S.A"

1907

Stanley Number 18 & 19 Block Planes

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Iron

Stamped

TmT with "U.S.A" on same line as "NEW BRITAIN, CONN" TmV - "STANLEY" "NEW BRITAIN" "CONN." "U.S.A" in V TmY - curved form of Sweetheart TmAA - straight form of Sweetheart
TmBB - notched rectangle containing "STANLEY" "MADE IN U.S.A" below

Front Knob Boss Longitudinal Rib Frog Bed Cross Rib

Slightly raised rectangle - 1/8" Raised to 1/4" Machined up to Frog with Lever Cap Screw Boss recessed Low rib w/ top edge below lat. Adj. lever Massive, slotted Smaller , slotted Supports Frog, top edge concave Supports Lever Cap Screw Boss Highest part toward Rear - Excelsior style Highest part near center, almost symetrical "Handy-y" machined depression Stamped Lower Left Side with "No 18" or "No 19" "PAT. 8.3.97" Cast behind frog "STANLEY" Cast in front of Knob "MADE IN U.S.A." Cast behind frog Castings tend to be thick and crude No. 19 No. 18

Sides

General

1947-1950