Fred Moody
01-14-2005, 2:33 PM
I started a thread the other day about restoring a saw that has been in my family awhile. And it got me to thinking about an old plane that had belonged to my grandpa. I had thought it was a no name because it didn’t have any markings that I could see. So as I was cleaning it up I saw some small etching on the back of the blade. What did it say but “L. Bailey’s Patent Dec. 24 1867” me being new to Neandering thought wait a second this may be a decent plane. So I go to the blood and Gore site and a few others and it may actually be a NO. 6 Type 1
So I have a NO. 6 Bailey plane that I believe is a type 1. It has not been restored but the handle is broken and has been repaired by my grandfather or someone with a small wooden dowel vertically but whatever glue he used doesn’t hold the handle together.
My question to you guys if I want to sell it should I have it professionally repaired or just put it up on eBay. Are there antique colectors that might want to buy it from me as is? I don’t even know how much this is worth. I have looked at many sites but there prices are all over the place.
I am sorry about the lack of photos but I do not have a digital camera. (maybe if I can sell this for enough I might purchase one )
thank you for any comments
So I have a NO. 6 Bailey plane that I believe is a type 1. It has not been restored but the handle is broken and has been repaired by my grandfather or someone with a small wooden dowel vertically but whatever glue he used doesn’t hold the handle together.
My question to you guys if I want to sell it should I have it professionally repaired or just put it up on eBay. Are there antique colectors that might want to buy it from me as is? I don’t even know how much this is worth. I have looked at many sites but there prices are all over the place.
I am sorry about the lack of photos but I do not have a digital camera. (maybe if I can sell this for enough I might purchase one )
thank you for any comments