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Stanley rule prices

What Stanley rules actually sell for, from 125 recorded sales and 26 listings for sale now.

Sold prices

Median sold
$89
Most sell for
$49–$165
Sales on record
125
For sale now
26
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For sale now (26)

8 of these 24 are priced under what this tool usually sells for.

Compared with 125 recorded sales: “typical” is the middle half of sale prices; the percentage is against the median. Condition and completeness vary — check the listing.

The 24 most recent of 26 listings.

Stanley rules by model

Where 124 recorded sales landed. The band spans the middle half; the line is the median.
2 sales1 sale1 sale3 sales10 sales17 sales10 sales10 sales14 sales14 sales12 sales8 sales3 sales9 sales2 sales3 sales4 sales1 salemedian $89$5$10$25$50$100$250$500$1k$3k170
WhereMedian soldMedian asking
Dealers$89124$72.5026
Marketplaces$61$25267

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
$29.75
Most ask
$17.85–$60
Listings
293

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 rules

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 124 sales behind these figures come from Jim Bode Value Guide (82), Ted Dawson Antique Tools (26), Michael Rouillard Antique Tools (5) and 5 other sources, and run from 2020 to 2026; 35 closed in the last twelve months. 7 listings for sets, pairs or lots of Stanley rules were left out, because a set's price is not one tool's price.

Recorded sales

The 24 most recent of 125 sales behind the numbers above. Click through to the source.

ListingSourceSoldPrice
Stanley 66 1/2 Three-Foot Folding Boxwood RuleHyperkitten2026-10-06$35
STANLEY NO. 5 BOXWOOD & BRASS FOLD RULE - 2FT 2 FOLD - TYPE 2Ted Dawson Antique Tools2026-09-15$48
Super Fine! STANLEY No. 46 Board Measure RuleVintage Vials2026-08-25$175
Minty STANLEY No. 2 Three Angle Rule Tool with LevelVintage Vials2026-08-25$195
Stanley # 53 1/2 Architects Rule 2 foot 4 FoldMichael Rouillard Antique Tools2026-08-19$47.99
Very Nice Stanley No 94 Extra Long 4 Foot 4 Fold Rule Fully Brass Bound.Michael Rouillard Antique Tools2026-07-29$119.99
FINE UNCOMMON SMALL STANLEY NO. 57 BOXWOOD RULE - 1FT 2 FOLDTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-07-13$95
Superb Stanley # 42 Shipbuilders Carpenters Double Bevel RuleMichael Rouillard Antique Tools2026-07-08$54.99
Beautiful STANLEY No. 18 Boxwood RuleJim Bode Tools2026-07-06$89
Stanley 1 ft 4 fold RuleOldTools.com2026-06-18$55
No 92 Four Fold On Foot White Bone Rule RuleMichael Rouillard Antique Tools2026-06-17$84.99
Exceptional Stanley SW Era no. 30 1/2F Boxwood Shrink RuleHyperkitten2026-06-09$15
Rare & Fine 6 Fold STANLEY No. 58 1/2 Boxwood RuleJim Bode Tools2026-06-08$495
FINE SMALL BOXWOOD & BRASS 1FT 4 FOLD RULE - STANLEY 65Ted Dawson Antique Tools2026-06-03$65
RARE METRIC STANLEY NO. 32EM ADVERTISING CALIPER RULETed Dawson Antique Tools2026-05-27$195
VERY FINE STANLEY NO. 57 BOXWOOD RULE - 1 FT 2 FOLDTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-05-27$125
EXTRA FINE STANLEY NO. 55 BOXWOOD RULE - 1FT 2 FOLDTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-05-27$145
Stanley No 12 Carpenters Sliding Rule 2 Foot 2 Fold 1854-1915 With Gunters & Drafting ScalesMichael Rouillard Antique Tools2026-05-20$109.99
Stanley no. 53 1/2 Architect's RuleHyperkitten2026-05-15$20
FINE UNCOMMON SMALL STANLEY NO. 57 BOXWOOD RULE - 1FT 2 FOLDTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-05-04$85
STANLEY NO. 036 COMBINATION INCLINOMETER, RULE, LEVEL, & BEVELTed Dawson Antique Tools2026-05-03$95
Stanley PowerLock 16 ft. Tape MeasureUsed – like newFacebook Marketplace2026-04-29$6
Rare Mint Type One STANLEY No. 2 - 3 Angle Rule ToolJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$269
Very Rare STANLEY No. 58 1/2 Full Bound 6 Fold Boxwood RuleJim Bode Tools2026-04-22$365

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Updated 2026-10-13.