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Stanley Bailey No. 5 
Type 11 jack plane.
Price: SOLD
P&S-20
Craftsman No. 4 
Stanley-made, Type 10 smoother.
Price: $35.00
P&S-21
This nice do-everything plane has the correct blade with one & three-quarters inches of blade life remaining, 99.5% japanning, three patent dates, and superb rosewood knob and tote. There is a light patina but no pitting 
and there are no cracks anywhere in the metal.  As good as they get.
This nice Craftsman smoothing plane, made by Stanley for Sears, Roebuck, has the correct blade with two inches of blade life remaining, 95% japanning, and perfect tropical wood knob and tote. The patina is mild, but there is no pitting  and there are no cracks anywhere in the metal.
P&S-20 over P&S-21
P&S-20 over P&S-21
P&S-20 over P&S-21
There is a small issue with each plane.

The Stanley-Bailey Type 11 was used to plane only a few boards. Unfortunately, the last one had a nail in it.  The nail made the half dozen scratches in front of the mouth and a nick or two in the blade.  I can re-sharpen the blade so it'll be ready to use, but I'll leave the little bit of lapping of the sole up to you, the buyer.

The Craftsman, Stanley-made Type 10 (or thereabouts - there's no frog adjuster, but you can manually set the mouth opening wherever you want it with only slightly more effort) has a cute, official-looking "4C" on the cheek.  Its decal is about 98% intact as shown above.

Yes, I cleaned both planes and put tung oil on the handles as well as a little light machine oil on the japanning.