Stanley No. 4 1/2 bench plane prices
What Stanley No. 4 1/2 bench planes actually sell for, from 72 recorded sales and 3 listings for sale now.
Sold prices
- Median sold
- $225
- Most sell for
- $175–$295
- Sales on record
- 72
- For sale now
- 3
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For sale now (3)
1 of these 3 is priced under what this tool usually sells for.
STANLEY SWEETHEART NO. 4 1/2 CORRUGATED JACK PLANETed Dawson Antique Tools· listed 2026-09-11$175typical
Great Worker Stanley No 4 1/2 Jumbo Extra Wide Smooth Plane Type 17Michael Rouillard Antique Tools· listed 2026-08-29$129.9942% under typical
Extra Fine STANLEY Sweetheart No. 4-1/2C Extra Wide Smooth PlaneVintage Vials· listed 2026-05-02$240typical
Compared with 72 recorded sales: “typical” is the middle half of sale prices; the percentage is against the median. Condition and completeness vary — check the listing.
Stanley No. 4 1/2 by type
Stanley-pattern bench planes are dated by type study. Sales where the listing gave enough detail to place the type are broken out here.
| Where | Median sold | Median asking |
|---|---|---|
| Dealers | $22572 | $1753 |
| Marketplaces | — | $84.5013 |
These are different markets, not a contradiction. Dealers list restored, checked tools and price accordingly; marketplaces carry everything from collector-grade down to parts. Compare within a row, not across the table.
Asking prices
- Median asking
- $91.75
- Most ask
- $62–$139.25
- Listings
- 16
Asking prices run higher than sold prices. Sellers post hopefully, and unsold listings linger; treat the sold figures above as the real signal.
About Stanley No. 4 1/2 bench planes
Stanley is an American toolmaker based in New Britain, Connecticut, and its hand tool lines dominated the trade from the late 19th century through the mid 20th. The Bailey-pattern bench planes shown here, from the small No. 2 smoother up through the No. 5 1/2 jack, are the core of that output, alongside block planes, combination and plow planes, braces, router planes, rules and gauges. Value tracks model scarcity and completeness: small castings like the No. 2 and full combination planes with their cutters bring more than common No. 4 and No. 5 sizes, Sweetheart-era marks on irons and saw plates add a premium, and items still boxed, such as a No. 49 auger bit gauge, outrank worn users with pitting, cracks or replaced parts.
The 72 sales behind these figures come from Jim Bode Value Guide (60), Ted Dawson Antique Tools (8), Hyperkitten (2) and 1 other source, and run from 2020 to 2026; 17 closed in the last twelve months.
Recorded sales
The 24 most recent of 72 sales behind the numbers above. Click through to the source.
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Updated 2026-10-13.