Stanley bench plane type study

Stanley Type 19 (1948–1961)

Long post-war run. Solid-hole (non-kidney) lever cap. Quality still respectable.

1948–1961
medium confidence

Fastest way to spot one

Long post-war run
Solid-hole (non-kidney) lever cap
Quality still respectable

Photograph needed: Stanley Type 19 - bed casting behind the frog, toe marking and knob

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Features in detail

Lever cap	Still the older shape - the kidney-shaped hole does not arrive until 1962. high
Handles	Stained hardwood is normal by now; rosewood is gone from general production. medium

Notes

The last type most users are happy to buy. Machining is not what it was in 1911, but a Type 19 tuned up will do everything a Type 11 does.

Before you trust this

Type dates are approximate and adjacent types overlap. Stanley emptied parts bins before opening new ones, so a plane can legitimately carry features from two types at once. Date the body casting, treat the iron and hardware separately, and expect a window rather than a year.

Go back to the full type study, or read the dating marks table.

Sources

reference-site
Stanley Bench Plane Type Study (Types 1-20) — Patrick Leach

Models this type applies to

Stanley No. 2 Smoothing Plane

1869–1961 · 7" · 1-5/8"

The smallest Bailey with a tote.
Stanley No. 3 Smoothing Plane

1869–1984 · 8" · 1-3/4"

A smoother one size down from the No. 4, and the size most people find comfortable once they have used both.
Stanley No. 4 Smoothing Plane

1869–1984 · 9" · 2"

The most-produced bench plane in history and the default smoother in every workshop that has one.
Stanley No. 4-1/2 Smoothing Plane

1884–1967 · 10" · 2-3/8"

A wide, heavy smoother.
Stanley No. 5 Jack Plane

1869–1984 · 14" · 2"

The jack plane - the jack of all trades, and the plane most likely to be in a box at an estate sale.
Stanley No. 5-1/4 Junior Jack Plane

1921–1975 · 11-1/2" · 1-3/4"

A narrow, short jack sold heavily into school manual-training programmes.
Stanley No. 5-1/2 Jack Plane

1898–1970 · 15" · 2-1/4"

A wide, heavy jack.
Stanley No. 6 Fore Plane

1869–1975 · 18" · 2-3/8"

The fore plane sits between the jack and the jointer.
Stanley No. 7 Jointer Plane

1869–1984 · 22" · 2-3/8"

The standard jointer, and the plane that makes hand-cut edge joints possible.
Stanley No. 8 Jointer Plane

1869–1960 · 24" · 2-5/8"

The largest Bailey bench plane: two feet of sole and the widest iron in the range.
Stanley No. 40 Scrub Plane

1896–1962 · 9-1/2" · 1-1/4"

A dedicated roughing plane: narrow, thick, heavily cambered iron and a wide open mouth, made to take deep bites across the grain and reduce a board fast.