Stanley No. 78 rabbet plane prices
What Stanley No. 78 rabbet planes actually sell for, from 157 recorded sales and 4 listings for sale now.
Sold prices
- Median sold
- $79
- Most sell for
- $69–$89
- Sales on record
- 157
- For sale now
- 4
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For sale now (4)
None of these is priced under what this tool usually sells for.
STANLEY SWEETHEART NO. 78 RABBET PLANETed Dawson Antique Tools· listed 2026-09-09$11546% over typical
FINE WS NO. A78 DUPLEX RABBET PLANE WITH DUAL ARMSTed Dawson Antique Tools· listed 2026-08-15$13571% over typical
CRISPY RARE STANLEY SWEETHEART NO A78 DUPLEX RABBET PLANETed Dawson Antique Tools· listed 2026-07-09$245210% over typical
NOS SWEETHEART STANLEY NO. 78 DUPLEX RABBET PLANE - MARKED 'IMPERFECT'Ted Dawson Antique Tools· listed 2026-06-11$14584% over typical
Compared with 157 recorded sales: “typical” is the middle half of sale prices; the percentage is against the median. Condition and completeness vary — check the listing.
| Where | Median sold | Median asking |
|---|---|---|
| Dealers | $79157 | $1404 |
| Marketplaces | — | $56.2566 |
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
- $62.50
- Most ask
- $35–$90
- Listings
- 70
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. 78 rabbet 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 155 sales behind these figures come from Jim Bode Value Guide (141), Ted Dawson Antique Tools (9) and Jim Bode Tools (5), and run from 2020 to 2026; 26 closed in the last twelve months.
Recorded sales
The 24 most recent of 157 sales behind the numbers above. Click through to the source.
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Updated 2026-10-13.