09-30-2022, 03:16 PM (This post was last modified: 10-18-2022, 05:27 PM by rayknight.)
liquidation continues, Stanley #6, type 17 (1942-45), good condition, japanning 90%, fresh sharpening, good blade length remains, sell for $50 + sh/ppf
The war-era planes tended to be a little heavier than the pre-war and post-war planes because the molds for casting the bodies were used more times (since so many of the patternmakers were gone to war). A little bit of extra weight is a very good thing for a #6.
I already have more #6's than I could justify if LOML saw them, but this is still tempting. I hope that someone jumps on this before my resistance fails.
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Nice plane for sure and I agree on the price. My grandpa bought a brand new #8 right after returning from WWII. It cost him $50…..a full week’s worth of pay. $60 seems fair
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