Stanley?

[mr_skittle]

Local Craigslist ad. I'm pretty the seller is mistaken. Shouldn't "no 5" be cast onto the toe of the plane if it were a vintage tool?

http://duluth.craigslist.org/tls/5633989458.html

[JClark]

It's a Stanley, just a fairly recent one that doesn't fit into the type study.

[enjuneer]

These were made in the late 1970's. I just sold one that was in the original shipping box. The postage label said "June 1979".

[Bill Wilson]

I guess "vintage" depends on the context. Some of the clothes I wore in 1979 might be considered vintage. Bench planes made in 1979? Not so much.

[Admiral]

Run, don't walk, away. Garbage masquerading as a plane. Frog mating is horrible. Good for planing doors, if that, no, really a doorstop. A $5 plane if you want to torture yourself getting it to work properly. I pass on these all the time, even at $5.

[mr_skittle]

thanks for the input. At first glance it seems to look like a nice solid, clean tool but its more than meets the eye I guess. I'm always trolling around town for some used planes but unfortunately there are no knowledge, let alone reputable, tool sellers anywhere to be found.

[Bibliophile 13]

That can work in your favor, if you know what you're looking for.