Millers Falls type 1

[Tim Whitley]

Value of Miller Falls type 1 planes #9 #8 and #14 good condition? I had started collection but really have no desire to keep looking for old tools to collect rather work on projects and maintain fewer items.

Thank you in advance

Tim

[Jim Koepke]

Hi Tim, the best place to get a fix on current prices is to look at completed listings on ebay.

What luck, it looks like the three sold close together:

Millers Falls Sold on ebay.jpg

Notice two of them had the original box.

jtk

[Tim Whitley]

Thanks Jim I am asking about type 1 the first prodcution MF planes. I have not noticed any type 1 planes on ebay of late but will continue to check the listings.

Tim

[J. Greg Jones]

If it helps, I bought a Type 1 #9 in very good to excellent condition off eBay last November. The seller was asking $125 buy it now or best offer, including shipping. We agreed on $100 shipped, so figuring shipping, PayPal, and eBay fees, I'd guess the seller pocketed $80 on the sale. I'm not a collector-I bought it to use but I admit I was looking for, and willing to pay a little more, for a Type 1. I'm happy with the purchase, thought the price was fair to both of us given the condition of the plane.

My admittedly un-expert opinion on the value of MF bench planes is to look what the Type 2 and Type 3 planes (red frog models) are selling for in the same condition as yours, and figure a Type 1 will fetch around a 50% bump for the collector value. The #8 is possibly going to be worth somewhat more than the 50% bump, just because there are more #9 and #14 planes out there.