Stanley No. 4 1/2 Type 16 bench plane prices
What Stanley No. 4 1/2 Type 16 bench planes actually sell for, from 15 recorded sales.
Sold prices
- Median sold
- $225
- Most sell for
- $170–$230
- Sales on record
- 15
- For sale now
- 0
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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 | $22515 | — |
| Marketplaces | — | $96.752 |
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.
About Stanley No. 4 1/2 Type 16 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 15 sales behind these figures come from Jim Bode Value Guide (15), and run from 2020 to 2026; 2 closed in the last twelve months.
Recorded sales
Every sale behind the numbers above, most recent first. Click through to the source.
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Updated 2026-10-13.