How old is my Stanley Bailey no. 5??

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Bill

-- bill@magraphics.us

Can’t help much from the pics but try Patrick’s Blood and Gore web site, he has a very detailed view of virtualy EVERY plane that lord Stanley ever made

-- Glen, Vernon B.C. Canada

Probably about right. A hunch tells me it could be considerably newer.
I think the Made in England Stanley’s have never been thoroughly
type-studied, just the USA made ones.

In any case, that’s a nice plane for what you paid, very nice – with
a good tote, a nice high knob and the grooved sole, which,
I like the feel of in a jack. My flat-soled #5’s just don’t quite
feel right to me.

Type 19, 1948-1962 was the first year they offered the red paint on the lever cap and the rounded corners on the iron.

-- Happiness is like wetting your pants...everyone can see it, but only you can feel the warmth....