mfisher
Hot Rolled
- Joined
- Oct 24, 2006
- Location
- Annapolis, Maryland
Spent a week on vacation in southern NJ at the beach. Had to come back with something small, and found this at an indoor/outdoor antique/decor shop. Unfortunately, after lasting for over 100 years, it spent the last couple outdoors (sigh).
Anyway, I already had a No 6 and 7, so I figured I could add a No 8 to the collection for a few bucks. The patina is as found, but it isn't as bad as it looks. Once I got the yellow jackets out of it, along with some of the rust and sand it will be usable.
Handle has the typical top piece cracked off.
Going through some of the other sites, things are a bit cloudy as to the dates, but there seems to be a bit of phasing things in and out sometimes.
The main casting does not have anything other than 'No 8' cast in.
The lateral adjuster has two dates stamped in, along with 'Stanley'. Does that make it a Type 5?
The brass adjusting nut is just under 1" and is left hand threaded. Shouldn't that make it a Type 6?
There is no stamping in the brass adjuster nut.
The blade has 'Stanley', something illegible, and hard to say... is this the 'PAT. AP'L 19,92'
No ring cast around the front knob.
Lever cap has an 'S' cast in the back of it, and a symmetric keyhole. Type 7 feature, but maybe this is also on earlier ones?
So - any experts out there that care to date it?
My current thoughts is that it can't be a Type 5, 1885 to 1888, unless the blade was switched.
Type 6 due to left hand thread and no words on the adjuster?
Thanks in advance.
Anyway, I already had a No 6 and 7, so I figured I could add a No 8 to the collection for a few bucks. The patina is as found, but it isn't as bad as it looks. Once I got the yellow jackets out of it, along with some of the rust and sand it will be usable.
Handle has the typical top piece cracked off.
Going through some of the other sites, things are a bit cloudy as to the dates, but there seems to be a bit of phasing things in and out sometimes.
The main casting does not have anything other than 'No 8' cast in.
The lateral adjuster has two dates stamped in, along with 'Stanley'. Does that make it a Type 5?
The brass adjusting nut is just under 1" and is left hand threaded. Shouldn't that make it a Type 6?
There is no stamping in the brass adjuster nut.
The blade has 'Stanley', something illegible, and hard to say... is this the 'PAT. AP'L 19,92'
No ring cast around the front knob.
Lever cap has an 'S' cast in the back of it, and a symmetric keyhole. Type 7 feature, but maybe this is also on earlier ones?
So - any experts out there that care to date it?
My current thoughts is that it can't be a Type 5, 1885 to 1888, unless the blade was switched.
Type 6 due to left hand thread and no words on the adjuster?
Thanks in advance.