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1 Eccentric Lever Material Exposed Height Knurling Material Thread Iron Engagement Lateral Lever Stamped Present Stamped "PAT.FEB.20.94" Brass or Brass with Nickel Plating Steel 19/32" 18/32"
Gradual unsystematic reduction from 18/32" to as little as 14/32" in a few
1907
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Front Knob
13/32" or less Fine and Slanted Coarse and Vertical Brass with Nickel plating Steel Right -handed Left-handed Bent up end Circular Steel disc "STANLEY" on curved tail
"PAT. FEB 8-76" "PAT. OCT. 21-84" "PAT. JAN 17-88" parallel to long axis
"PAT." " 2.8.76" "10.21.84" "1.17.88" "7.24.88" perpendicular "PAT." "10.21.84" "1.17.88" "7.24.88" "8.3.97" perpendicular "PAT." " 2.8.76" "1.17.88" "7.24.88" perpendicular "PAT." "8.3.97" Two piece, cast, articulated w/ U shaped slot Four piece, pressed steel "STANLEY" and "PAT. DEC 28,86" Unmarked on some planes "STANLEY" only "STANLEY" and "PAT. 2-18-13" Notched rectangle w/ Sweetheart and "U.S. PAT. 2-18-13" Head Rounded Head Thicker and Flatter
1947-1950
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1 TmA.4 - "L. BAILEY'S" "PATENT" "AUG.6.67" "AUG. 31.58 EX'D" TmJ - "STANLEY RULE" "& LEVEL" "STANLEY RULE & LEVEL" all on single arc
TmT - "STANLEY"; "RULE % LEVEL CO" "NEW BRITAIN, CONN" "U.S.A"
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Stamped
TmT with "U.S.A" on same line as "NEW BRITAIN, CONN" TmV - "STANLEY" "NEW BRITAIN" "CONN." "U.S.A" in V TmY - curved form of Sweetheart TmAA - straight form of Sweetheart
TmBB - notched rectangle containing "STANLEY" "MADE IN U.S.A" below
Slightly raised rectangle - 1/8" Raised to 1/4" Machined up to Frog with Lever Cap Screw Boss recessed Low rib w/ top edge below lat. Adj. lever Massive, slotted Smaller , slotted Supports Frog, top edge concave Supports Lever Cap Screw Boss Highest part toward Rear - Excelsior style Highest part near center, almost symetrical "Handy-y" machined depression Stamped Lower Left Side with "No 18" or "No 19" "PAT. 8.3.97" Cast behind frog "STANLEY" Cast in front of Knob "MADE IN U.S.A." Cast behind frog Castings tend to be thick and crude No. 19 No. 18
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General
1947-1950