Stanley Bailey No 7 Woodworking Plane Type 14 (Circa 1929-1930)

AN ANTIQUE BAILEY NO 7 WOODWORKING PLANE. THE NO 7 PLANES WERE MADE FROM 1869 TO 1970 WIT VARIOUS TYPES THROUGH THE YEARS. OUR PLANE IS A TYPE 14 PRODUCED BETWEEN 1929 TO 1930. THE CUTTER AND LEVER CAP IS MISSING BUT THE FROG WITH ADJUSTABLE LEVER IS STILL IN PLACE.
 
ON OUR PLANE BAILEY IS CAST ON TOE IN FRONT OF THE KNOB (First time done with type 9: 1902-1907) WITH MADE IN USA CAST ON TOE BEHIND THE KNOB (First with type 14: 1929-1930). STANLEY IS CAST ON THE LATERAL LEVER READING HORIZONTALLY (with type 19: 1948-1961 it read vertically). Our plane has a high knob (first introduced with type 12: 1919-1924) and a raised ring to support the high knob (first done with type 14: 1929-1930)
 
The Bailey No. 7 woodworking plane, also known as a jointers plane, is a standard bench plane used for smoothing larger, more even surfaces of wood. It was developed by Leonard Bailey and later manufactured by Stanley Rule & Level Co. The No. 7 is a significant tool in woodworking history, with its design influencing many modern bench planes. The No. 7 (and other Bailey planes) are numbered according to their length, with higher numbers indicating longer planes. 
 
Leonard Bailey, an inventor, developed the Bailey plane in the mid-1860s. Stanley Rule & Level Co. later acquired Bailey's patents and began manufacturing these planes. The No. 7, along with other Bailey planes like the No. 5 jack plane and No. 8, became standard bench planes, with the No. 7 specifically designed for larger, smoother surfaces.  Bailey's planes featured a 45-degree cutter (missing), adjustable frog, and a lever cap (missing), which helped maintain stiffness in the blade.  After a contract dispute with Stanley Rule & Level Co., Bailey created his own line of planes, the Victor and Defiance, but they were later acquired by Stanley.  The Bailey and Bedrock designs laid the foundation for modern metal hand plane designs, including those still manufactured by Stanley Black & Decker. 
 
SIZE 56CM LONG 75MM WIDE
CONDITION: MISSING THE BLADE AND LEVER CAP. WOODEN HANDLE HAS A CHIP. PLEASE SEE PHOTOS.
 
BAILEY (1865 - 1888) AND STANLEY (1843-present):
Leonard Bailey was a designer and plane maker who patented several designs for hand planes in the mid 1800s. In 1869, Stanley Rule & Level bought seven patent rights to Leonard Baileys designs. While their relationship with Mr. Bailey only lasted until 1875, Stanley (founded in 1843) retained those patent rights and eventually the use of the Bailey name.
After the relationship between Stanley Rule & Level and Leonard Bailey fell apart in 1875, they ended up in court over a patent infringement dispute (which Stanley eventually won) over the designs of Stanley employee Justus Traut. Bailey went to work for Selden Baileys (no relation) Bailey Tool Company and in 1878 moved from Hartford, Connecticut to Woonsocket, Rhode Island to oversee the manufacture of their Defiance and Leonards own Victor line of planes. Both of these lines struggled and Stanley ended up buying both in 1880 and 1884 respectively, but then discontinued them by 1888. Leonard Bailey thus retired from plane making but continued his copying press company, with a sales office in New York City until his death in 1905. In an apparent nod to his contribution to their overwhelming success, or perhaps for branding reasons, Stanley started casting the Bailey name into the beds of their plane bodies around 1906.
Regardless of which name is stamped on them, virtually every bench and block plane Stanley made from 1869 forward are all referred to (somewhat generically) as Stanley Bailey, or simply Stanley or Bailey all are technically correct. Some (years of manufacture) had the Bailey name stamped into the bed, while others did not. Just remember that not all Baileys were Stanleys. It depends on the model and when they were made. The early non-Stanley Bailey planes tend to be more rare and quite valuable.
As the patent rights expired late in the 20th century and hand tools began falling out of favor, the Bailey name was eventually dropped from use.
The Stanley company itself in 1935 reorganized simply as Stanley Tool.
 
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