Stanley #45

[Big Bill]

  I was headed home after work & stopped at an estate sale just because... Was just about to leave when a kid knocked over the box this was in, dumping this all over the floor- a Stanley #45 with a complete (nearly?) set of cutters!   $40 later it followed me home!  The 1914 Stanley Catalog says it came with 21 cutters (which this has) but I need to clean it up & verify the styles. I'm trying to find out anything I can about this, if I'm missing anything, date of manufacture, type, etc.  

[MarkSingleton]

Now that is a great tool find story.

$40. That is also a definite you suck!!

[theoldfart]

You have a bonus as well. I see a set of hollow and rounds as well!

Congrats, great find.

[toolmiser]

Good deal! Now you need to build a replica box for it-never mind I've been going to do that for years

[Ray Newman]

Good deal!  Now you need to build a replica box for it-never mind I've been going to do that for years

Don't feel bad. I am in the same mind set concerning my #55....

[toolmiser]

Don't feel bad. I am in the same mind set concerning my #55....

I also have a 55 that needs a box

[Bill_Houghton]

Good find.

Some people don't like them.  I sure like mine.

[iclark]

It has been a while since I remember seeing a competition here.

How about seeing how many WNers can get their boxes built for their #45/#55 this year?

Perhaps we could find a prize for whoever builds the best one (by popular acclimation or by dome judging panel TBD).

[bandit571]

Hmmm..
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been done for a while..
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care for a look inside?
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Stanley No. 45, Type 4...
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It only has one box of cutters, right now..
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This will give some out there an idea..or two...
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As long as I leave the short rods in place....plane will sit down in the box as is....no need to tear it down...

[iclark]

Very nice.
  Thanks.