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269791 | Erik Levin | 2020‑01‑26 | Fleabagging, finally |
It has been a while, between work and weather, but today I got an hour to hit a flea. It wasn't a big crowd, and it was more a nice walk than anything else, but I found two nice pieces, one a collectable, the other a user. First the user: B&S 620 surface gauge, "HARDENED", as cute a tiny tool as one can see. It had no scribe or scribe snug, but I happen to have a matching part from a later unit in stock. This is in much, much better shape than the 'A' version I have, and is a bit older. I'd guess mid-1920's by the catalogs and other tools I have. The only thing I need to do to make it a true user is make the friction washer (why are they always missing?) for the fine-adjust end. I may even have the correct double-Dee broach for the hole. If not, I can make one.https://i.postimg.cc/j5 VdRmnP/IMG-1269.png https://i.postimg.cc/wTFvDwnY/IMG-1270.png https://i.postimg.cc/SKYxFkRm/IMG-1271.png Second, the collector: Stanley Rule and Level No. 84 folding rule. I Can't find any type study that I can find photos of in about an hour of avoiding work--^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H-- searching the web. Does a type study exist? or was there so little variation before the 1920's that there is only one type? This is not a user, unfortunately, as the wood is quite warped. Sure is pretty, though. https://i.postimg.cc/7YqhCFsN/IMG-1266.png https://i.postimg.cc/9QnQnrWx/IMG-1267.png https://i.postimg.cc/G2k3tKvN/IMG-1268.png *** This message was sent from a convenience email service, and the reply address(es) may not match the originating address |
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269792 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2020‑01‑27 | Re: Fleabagging, finally |
Eric Walters is pertty old by now - 1996 - but I find he is still good for relative rarity. The #84 is listed at $5-25, the lowest set of numbers he uses, so it must not be too rare. Even the lowly 62 is higher. If you mean giving dates for the various logos, Walter doesn’t have anything besides saying that the business was called the Stanley Rule and Level company until 1920 when the Sweethart logo cam in. I looked in Phil Stanley;s Boxwood and Ivory and he notes that the “USA” was added but does not give a dat. There was a change in 1879 that probably menas yours is before that, so 1858-1879?? Very unsatisfying chapter 3, on page 31 Ed Minch |
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269793 | Erik Levin | 2020‑01‑27 | Re: Fleabagging, finally |
Thank you much for the information. I paid $US5, so, given condition, it is a reasonable 1990' price. About my limit for a non-user, though I might go to $US20 for a #1 plane in recognizable condition. I knew pre-1920 by the name, but could find nothing in a quick search to narrow it more. Not that it is critical, as it is not a pristine example and I have seen better, though for a price I have no interest in paying ($ to $25 in 1996 does not equate with $US100 today for a well worn tool, which I also saw today. Same guy that wanted $250 for a 16# fisher anvil with a well-worn face and spalled edges) *** This message was sent from a convenience email service, and the reply address(es) may not match the originating address On Sunday, January 26, 2020, 7:27:48 PM EST, Ed Minch |
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269794 | Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> | 2020‑01‑27 | Re: Fleabagging, finally |
I paid $4 for a Stanley 12-3/4 scraper plane from my very old neighbor in the ate 90’s. He was a floor finsiher and this was a tool his dad got him when he was a teenager in the 30’s’s - it has a sweetheart knob on it. Actually I also got 12-1/2 at $4,and both were absolute dogmeat - been beat to death and never cleaned. The 12-3/4 is the amazingly rare one that is very easy to counterfit because it is marked 12-1/2, but has a 1” wide mouth instead of a 3/4”(?). The big difference is the blocks that the base sit on - they have to be a certain way with certain screws to prove its provenance. Well this guy’s provenance was long gone, however, it had the 1” throat and he told me he never touched the throat. So I have one, but I can't prove it. In good shape could be worth 2 grand, as is, maybe $3 Ed |
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