Stanley Bailey Types 1-20 (1867-1967)
How many patent dates do you see behind the frog?
0
1
Types
1-8,15-20
Types
13-14
Do you see a raised
ring surrounding
the knob receiver
screw hole?
Yes
Types
1-8
Types
15-20
Yes
Type 14
(19291930)
No
No
Type 9
(19021907)
Type 13
(19251928)
Small
Type 10
(19071909)
Type 11
(19101918)
Large
Type 12
(19191924)
Types
15-19
Raised rib on toe (front) and
heal (rear)?
Type 20
(19621967)
No
Type 15
(19311932)
Yes
Types
16-19
Is the lever cap
back recessed or
simply flat?
# of patent dates on the lateral
adjustment lever?
"STANLEY" imprinted
vertically on the lateral
adjustment lever?
Recessed
1
Types
1-2
2
3
Type 8
(18991902)
Is the frog
receiver a
broad
rectangular
area with an
arched rear
(toward the
tote)?
Type 5
(18851888)
Yes
Type 19
(19481961)
No
Types
3-4
"BAILEY'S
PATENT"
"AUG. 31,
1858, AUG.
6, 1867" on
the depth
adjustment
nut?
Yes
Yes
Types
5-8
Flat
Large (1 ¼") or small
(1") depth adjustment
nut?
Is the bed
painted blue?
Yes
Types
1-4
Types
11-12
Is the "frog rib"
enlarged & arched?
No
No
3
Types
9-10
Do you see a raised
ring surrounding
the knob receiver
screw hole?
No
Do you see
the plane size
# in the bed?
2
Types
6-7
Types
16-18
Does the depth
adjustment nut have a
diagonal knurling on it?
Is "BAILEY'S PATENT"
"AUG. 31, 1858, AUG. 6,
1867" stamped into the
depth adjustment nut?
Yes
Type 18
(19461947)
No
Types
16-17
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Type 1
(18671869)
Type 2
(18691872)
Type 3
(18721873)
Type 4
(18741884)
Type 7
(18931899)
Yes
Type 6
(18881892)
Do you see cheaper
wartime features like a
painted handle (black or
red), steel or rubber
adjustment nut (not
brass), or heavy bottom
castings?
Yes
Type 17
(19421945)
No
Type 16
(19331941)