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stanley #2 sweetheart plane w decal on handle

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
hey guys (collectors) i found a stanley no 2 sweetheart plane with decal on the handle in my dads workshop. I have no use for it…im not a woodworker and would like to sell it for a reasonable price. I know that it is collectable and very hard to come by. Let me know if anyone is interested.
 
#8 ·
thanks for the interest so far….what i do know is that it is a NO.2 not the NO.5 pictured by knotscott but it looks similiar. from what i could find out so far…is that it is an early sweetheart edition…i can see that it has Stanley..and a heart shape with SW in in under that….how do i upload pics of it…can anyone help me with that? so i can post them?
 
#10 ·
If it has the Stanley Tools decal on the handle, it's a late type 13, type 14, or early type 15…1925-1932 range. There should be a patent date in front of the rear tote handle….APR-19-10 if it's type 13 or 14. If it has a raised ring cast around the front knob, it's type 14 or newer. If there is no patent date cast into the body behind the frong, it's type 15. Also, if it's type 15 the Stanley logo embossed on the lever cap will have an orange background.

Here's a body from a type 14 with the raised ring and the patent date:



Here's the front of my type 13 with no raised ring, and no orange in the lever cap:
 
#13 ·
#2 planes don't necessarily follow the type studies, but that's a dead ringer for a Type 13… Wood looks good, slightest chip on the lever cap (bottom corner). Lots of iron to be used up, enough for several lifetimes. And just the right amount of grunge. Very cool tool, hard for me to resist.
 
#16 ·
Nice find. They are real cool to have in your workbench.

However if you are over 10 years of age or over about 4' 8" in height your hands are probably too big to comfortably use the tool for very long. Polish it up, hang it up and get a 9 1/2 and a 3 for users.

Bob Black, and yes I have one in my bench
 
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