Siegley Plane

[Michael P Mitchell]

I just bought a #8 Siegley Plane and was wondering if there is any info about these out there. It seems to be pretty good and I actually liked the edge I got on the blade much better than what I get on my Stanley planes.

[Jeff Burks]

BrassCityRecords (http://www.brasscityrecords.com/toolworks/museum/siegley/siegley.html) has a short piece about Siegley.

And you could search for "Siegley" on Old Tools Archive (http://www.swingleydev.com/archive/search.php) and get a bit to read.

Patents:
216,979 (http://www.google.com/patents?id=hcdVAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=patent%3A216979&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=0&as_miny_ap&as_maxm_ap=0&as_maxy_ap&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false)
245,752 (http://www.google.com/patents?id=EnpLAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=patent%3A245752&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false)
269,967 (http://www.google.com/patents?id=Z51yAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=patent%3A269967&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false)
269,968 (http://www.google.com/patents?id=aJ1yAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=patent%3A269968&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false)
294,919 (http://www.google.com/patents?id=itBiAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=patent%3A294919&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false)
446,194 (http://www.google.com/patents?id=8ek_AAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=patent%3A446194&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false)
505,119 (http://www.google.com/patents?id=vi1KAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=patent%3A505119&as_drrb_ap=q&as_minm_ap=0&as_miny_ap&as_maxm_ap=0&as_maxy_ap&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false)
510,096 (http://www.google.com/patents?id=DOVUAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=patent%3A510096&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false) Bench Plane
1,032,956 (http://www.google.com/patents?id=ZBxsAAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=patent%3A1032956&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q&f=false)

Chas. A. Strelinger & Company Catalog (http://books.google.com/books?id=8dwOAAAAYAAJ&dq=siegley&lr&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is&as_brr=1&pg=PA637#v=onepage&q=siegley&f=false) 1897
Carpentry & Building (http://books.google.com/books?id=xHkAAAAAYAAJ&dq=siegley&lr&as_drrb_is=q&as_minm_is=0&as_miny_is&as_maxm_is=0&as_maxy_is&as_brr=1&pg=PA341#v=onepage&q=siegley&f=false) article on flooring which mentions Siegley Planes (1905).
Google Image Search (http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=lLL&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=Siegley%20Plane&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi)
Plane Makers of Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania (http://www.bluemoonpress.org/index.php/non-ferrous/978-0-9793899-0-0.html)
Other books of interest (http://www.mwtca.org/the-authors-corner.html)
Blog (http://www.srww.com/blog/?m=200809) with images from 1902 Sears Roebuck Catalog featuring Siegley Combination Plane.

It might be a good time to buy the DVD edition of EAIA's (http://www.eaiainfo.org/sales.htm) Directory of American Toolmakers, and get The Chronicle while you're at it.

[Michael P Mitchell]

My plane doesn't look at all like the brass city ones. I wonder if mine was later. It is very similar to the stanley. I'll try to get some pictures up.

[Jeff Burks]

These Stanley era Siegley planes (1901-1927) are described in the various threads on Old Tools Archive (http://www.swingleydev.com/archive/search.php#results). You just need to search for "Siegley" and there will be 2+ pages of threads to browse. For example this thread (http://www.swingleydev.com/archive/get.php?message_id=60537&submit_thread=1#message) about the Siegley Stanley 7C describes exactly what you have found.

[James Taglienti]

Does the iron say SSS (siegley straight steel) or STS (siegley tapered steel) --- if it's an STS it's a helluva user and quite collectible to boot.

[Michael P Mitchell]

The Iron reads STS and it seems to be a very nice blade. It seems to be a very good plane but I am new to hand planes so hard to say for sure. Here are some pics.
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/michaelmbuffalo/DSC02570.jpg
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/michaelmbuffalo/DSC02569.jpg
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/michaelmbuffalo/DSC02568.jpg
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/michaelmbuffalo/DSC02567.jpg
http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz192/michaelmbuffalo/DSC02566.jpg

[James Taglienti]

That is an outstanding jointer, and rare for it's size. Not a museum piece by any stretch, but worth more than a stanley #8. The tapered iron must work wonders I'm sure.

[Michael P Mitchell]

Thanks for the feedback, from what I can tell it works very well and I really like the blade compared to the ones in my stanley planes.

[David M Anderson]

Hello, am new here and ran across this old post.
I recently made a purchase on a Siegley plane on the web, hope maybe someone could shed some light on the plane.
My theory that this plane was produced by Stanley after the buy out.273720273721273722273723Only have 30.00 dollars invested in the plane but it does look real clean.

[Jim Koepke]

David,

Welcome to the Creek. Your profile doesn't indicate your location. It can't be too close to me since we do not currently have that much sunshine which is shedding more light on your plane than I can.

Can't tell you much, but it looks like a nice user. Have you sharpened up the blade and made any shavings of yet?

jtk

[David M Anderson]

Jim,
Thank you for the warm welcome,I have updated my profile a little more, live in Tempe Az.
At the time of the post, I had not received the plane yet, but did get yesterday, it looks very nice.
In the process right now of sharpening the blade, it was way off. Top of the blade has SsS Siegley stamped on it.
Which makes it the thinner blade model. Under the Toke was also the number 3 stamped..?
Here are some pic's
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It was very clean...and with a little tuning, will be cutting some shaving with it.

[Jim Koepke]

Under the Toke was also the number 3 stamped..?

That is most likely a foundry mark or a mold identifying mark. The thing that looks like a screw head cast under the tote is how some companies mark the month or year of manufacture. May mean nothing.

jtk