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Stanley No. 36 1/2 rule prices

What Stanley No. 36 1/2 rules actually sell for, from 1 recorded sale and 2 listings for sale now.

Sold prices

Only 1 sale on record — too few to quote a reliable figure. The individual sales are listed below; judge them yourself.

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For sale now (2)

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WhereMedian soldMedian asking
Dealers$351$352
Marketplaces—$32.4911

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
$32.52
Most ask
$25–$38
Listings
13

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. 36 1/2 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 1 sale behind these figures comes from Jim Bode Value Guide (1), all in 2021.

Recorded sales

Every sale behind the numbers above, most recent first. Click through to the source.

ListingSourceSoldPrice
Fine STANLEY No. 36 1/2 (left) Caliper RuleJim Bode Value Guide2021-05-15$35

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