early Stanley Rule & Level 72 chamfer wood plane Type 2

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You are bidding on one Stanley #72 chamfer plane as pictured.It is marked "STANLEY" on the left side and "No 72" on the right side, and "STANLEY RULE & LEVEL CO PAT APR 21 85" on the cutter. This would be the Type 2 in Walter's book, with the early brass adjusting wheel to adjust the front half of the body, which would date it from 1886 to 1904.Condition is very good. T are no cracks or chips or chunks missing from any of the castings, and everything operates properly. The rear handle has some small chips at the tip, and the front knob has a couple of dots of white paint to clean off. I would guess that at least 90% of the japanning remains, but it has dulled. The bare metal surfaces are mostly clean, with some light patina (color) but no rust or pitting or anything even close. The brass thumbwheel is intact, and thankfully, has never been cleaned or overcleaned. With a light cleaning and some TLC, this would be a very showy plane.This is one of a number of auctions of Stanley and other similar metallic planes that I have listed right now. Please see my other current as well as upcoming auctions, as I am or will be listing many more collectible planes and tools. I typically list in batches of similar tools, and sitting right now in the queue are even more metal planes, many American and British molders, chisels and gouges, some great bevels and squares, and a variety of other tools. And if you, like me, are tired of the disappointments as a shopper -- misleading descriptions and poor photographs, "fine" tools that turned out to be repainted when you got them, non original parts that weren't mentioned, and poor packaging, -- then I encourage you to follow my auctions. I come from the handshake school of doing business, and hopefully you are like me and understand what that means. ETHICS IN DESCRIPTIONS: I also buy for my collecting on eBay, and I have been burned too many times by misleading (duh did I forget to mention .......) descriptions, and pictures only of the left side when the right side was trashed. Life is much simpler for me if I disclose what I know or see about an item before you bid, and especially before you receive it in the mail. If I have added or repalced a part, I will tell you. If I think the wedge on a molding plane is not original, I will tell you. If I think a japanned plane has been repainted, I will tell you. What goes around, comes around. RETURN POLICY: I believe that if you give honest descriptions, and include enough pictures, you shouldn't need a return policy. However, that doesn't mean that I won't make an occasional mistake. Please bid with the assurance that if I have made an error in my listing, I WILL take care of you. WASHINGTON STATE BIDDERS: I hate to do this, but if I ship to a Washington address, I either have to charge sales tax at the rate of 8.9%, or receive a valid resale form.PRIORITY MAIL FLAT RATE BOXES FOR HEAVY ITEMS: The Post Office has two sizes of Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes (11-7/8 x 3-3/8 x 13-5/8 inches and 11 x 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches) for which the postage stays the same regardless of weight. WINNING MULTIPLE AUCTIONS: I will always combine multiple purchases to save on shipping, and use the Flat Rate boxes whenever they make sense.OVERSEAS BIDDERS:Shipping will be at my cost for postage plus $2 for packaging materials. The postage cost for Priority Mail to either Australia or the UK ranges from about $20 for 1 pound to $35.15 for a Flat Rate box, and gets more expensive again when you go over 5 pounds and it won't fit in the Flat Rate box. That includes insurance up to about $60 coverage, and insurance runs a few dollars for more coverage. T is also the option of First Class Mail for small items under 4 pounds, which is less expensive, but t is no provision for insurance with First Class.CANADIAN BIDDERS: Exactly the same as overseas, except my cost for 1 pound via Priority Mail is $15.20, the Flat Rate Priority box is $21.85, and it goes up from t... read more

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