Millers Falls No. 24 Bench Plane

How to identify it

• 24 inch sole, 2-5/8 inch iron. If you can carry it comfortably in one hand it is a No. 22.
• The model number is the sole length in inches - measure it and you have the number, with no reference table required.
• 'MILLERS FALLS' cast or stamped on the body or lever cap, with either Millers Falls or Greenfield, Massachusetts named.
• A red-painted frog is original on many examples and should be left alone.

Photograph needed: Millers Falls No. 24 Bench Plane - overall view, plus a close-up of the toe and bed markings

Buying and using

Millers Falls bench planes are the value buy in vintage American planes. The castings and machining are comparable to Stanley's for the same period, and the price is not, because collector demand follows the Stanley name. Buy on condition and ignore the badge.

The same size from other makers

These do the same job at the same size. Parts do not interchange between makers, but the shaving does not know the difference - and where one maker commands a collector premium, another usually does not.

Every size, every maker

What it is worth

• user / incomplete $29–$62
• complete, honest wear $67–$132
• excellent, original iron $144–$264

Estimated USD range as of 2026-Q1, from a sample of about 30 sales. manually filtered sold listings; Millers Falls sells at a persistent discount to the Stanley equivalent Confidence: low.

These are researched estimates for a private sale in average light, not an appraisal. Condition, completeness and type move a price further than any of these bands do.

Sources

• reference-site
  Patrick Leach's Blood & Gore (Stanley plane model-by-model commentary) — Patrick Leach
• book
  Dictionary of American Hand Tools — Alvin Sellens