I recently purchased a Stanley hand plane from an antique store. I did a reasonable amount of research online to see what I was looking for before I ventured out.
I ended up buying a No 5C type 11 according to what I have read. I was fairly confident with the selection at the time, however once I got it home I started to notice somethings that seemed off.
I am posting all the pictures I took and asking for any input on what might not be correct, here are my assumptions:
I don't believe the iron stamped Lakeside is original (unless maybe it was Monkey Wards), the lever cap appears to be from a different time frame also. I am not sure about the knob height since it is the tall knob but the body and the frog base suggest to me it should be the shorter knob.
My guess is this is a model from 1910-1918, but I do not feel that all the pieces match the model or the dates.
Here are a few other details that might help.
The adjustment knob is the smaller 1 inch brass knob.
The frog does not appear to have any markings at all, still needs a bit of cleaning, but there is nothing I can find.
The side to side adjustment lever currently does not appear to have markings on it, but it is the two piece type not the bent over metal in some other models.
All in all I'm looking to clean it up and use it for myself, but I would love to know just how original everything is
I hope the pictures help, and help me understand if this was a good purchase. I will with hold the price I paid until all the beatings are complete, LOL.
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