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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