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Manufactured: 1878 to 1984 Patents : Justus Traut's 9/4/1877 (locking lever) Justus Traut's 3/16/1897 (design) Justus Traut's 3/16/1897 ("Hand-y" feature) E.A. Schade's 9/6/1904 (improved locking lever) Sizes : 6,8,10,12,14 inch Construction : Lacquered rosewood, steel blade, brass trim Average Price as given by Walter(1998): $5 to $25 Type 1: $20 to $80 (1859 to 1877) Type 2: $50 to $100 (1877 to 1987, with patent date) 14 inch: $75 to $150 Notes: Stanley sold this model from 1859 to 1877 as the "Plated Sliding T bevel" with no model number. Model dating from these years are considered Type 1 of the No. 25. |
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Picture of Mark |
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1 |
1859 to 1877 |
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Same as Stanley "Plated Sliding T bevel" |
Example not available to author |
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2a |
1877 to 1897 |
patent date on locking lever |
9/4/1877 Patent date for locking lever |
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2b |
1877 to 1897 |
patent date on handle |
9/4/1877 Patent date for locking lever |
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3a |
1898 to 1903 |
O trademark stamp |
"Stanley" in Block Letters with 3/16/1897 Patent date for design and Handy feature |
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3b |
1898 to 1903 |
O trademark stamp |
"Stanley" in Block Letters with 3/16/1897 Patent date in small font for design and Handy feature |
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4 |
1907 to 1909 |
T trademark stamp |
"Stanley Rule & Level Co. New Britain Conn. U.S.A." in the form of a T with 9/6/1904 patent date for improved locking lever |
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5 |
1910 to 1920 |
V trademark stamp |
"Stanley New Britain Conn. U.S.A." in the form of a V |
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6a |
1920 |
X trademark stamp |
Notched rectangle containing "Stanley" with Sweetheart mark intersecting on bottom third of rectangle. "New Britain, Conn, U.S.A." below SW mark. |
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6b |
1921 & 1922 |
Y trademark stamp |
Notched rectangle containing "Stanley" with Sweetheart mark intersecting on bottom third of rectangle. "Made in U.S.A." below SW mark. |
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6c |
1923 to 1935 |
AA trademark stamp |
Notched rectangle containing "Stanley" with Sweetheart mark intersecting on bottom edge of rectangle. "Made in U.S.A." below SW mark. |
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7 |
1936 to 1984 |
BB trademark stamp |
Notched rectangle containing "Stanley" "Made in U.S.A." below trademark. |
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