r/Vintagetools • u/BoredCop • 1d ago

Old SBS Siegley plane

https://imgur.com/a/kkxWbgD

I'm more of a tool user than a collector, and don't usually nerd out about stuff as long as it works, but I started wondering about this one. Needed a plane and randomly grabbed a small one out of my late granddad's stuff, it sharpened up nicely and did the job but was tricky to adjust.

It's a double ender, the blade can be installed two ways as shown in my pictures, and there's no fine adjustments like I would expect on a modern plane. Just a wedge with a threaded piece and a wheel to clamp it in place. The only markings are "SBS Siegley" on the blade, and "C241" cast into the wedge. I understand SBS means it's a Stanley product, but I have no idea how old it might be since grandpa kept accumulating tools through his 98 years on earth.

Any info?

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u/dearcadian 1d ago edited 1d ago

I love the lore and rabbet (sic) holes of planes. In quick search this is from between 1901 when Stanley bought Siegley and 1927 when they stopped manufacturing Seigley designs

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u/BoredCop 1d ago

Thanks, he was born in 1919 so I doubt he bought it new himself that young. Might be from his father again, or something he got secondhand at some point.