This Stanley #4 Smoother has a Type 2 base. It has the recessed brass adjuster like a type 4, this could have been changed or it could be from the early type 4 period.
The type 2 was made 1869-1872. The Type 4 was made 1874-1884
Note the chip breaker was stamped on both sides.
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Stanley #4 Smoother Type 2 Pre-lateral
This Stanley #4 Smoother has a Type 2 base. It has the recessed brass adjuster like a type 4, this could have been changed or it could be from the early type 4 period.
The type 2 was made 1869-1872. The Type 4 was...
Stanley #6 Foreplane Type 2 Prelateral
STANLEY #6 FOREPLANE TYPE 2 PRE-LATERAL
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Stanley #6 type 2 fore plane
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Stanley #6 type 2 fore plane
Here is a type 2 #6. It needs to ask for some forgiveness, but for its usability will not be one of then. The lever cap, cutter and chip breaker are later vintage. The Tote is also a replacement....
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