Stanley stamped #,s on blades etc

[Brian Cameron]

Like a lot of us I have often wondered about the numbers stamped on various parts of Stanley planes, seemingly randomly. I have a WW2 #3 that I am restoring and on the back of the blade is the number 445
finely stamped. Any idea what this means? Is a blade type, run, mean 4th quarter of 1945 or what?
thanks ...Brian

[Greg Wease]

Your last guess is correct. Stanley stamped the quarter and year from late 30's through WWII. Couldn't say why.

[Bill Houghton]

I'm not sure if this link will work (someone please tell me if it doesn't; my computer will think it does because it's got the cookie already), but if it does, it's a good article on the subject: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3983/is_200112/ai_n9015402/?tag=content;col1

[Jim Koepke]

I'm not sure if this link will work

It worked for me.

jtk

[Brian Cameron]

Thanks Bill...the link worked fine..now to do more reading in Roger Smiths PTMPA books...I was lucky on the guess..:)