This is a hand tool made by Stanley. I don’t know what it’s called. It is like a planer that works on a pull strike. Very efficient on removing wood fast. The sole is a little bit round. This tool was thrown in the trash of a shop in San Francisco, thank God I found it. It would have been a shame to destroy such a fine tool. I am very attached to it, even thou I don’t know what it is. I would like any information. Thanks
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I've been told this is a box scraper. In the day products were delivered in wooden boxes with paper lables you would use this tool to scrape off the old lable and put on a new one. I've see a number of them at tool auctions.
Cardosino,
What you have is a Stanley #70 Box scraper. Mfg. from 1877~1958. Older ones have a japanned (heavy black) finish and a natural finish on the wood handle. Newer ones (after 1934) have a maroon finish.
My source is John Walters "Guide to Antique & Collectable Stanley Tools," which also says "Originally used to remove addresses, marks and stencils from wooden shipping boxes for recycling. It can be used to level hollowed out areas and for planing marks from floors."
Walter puts the value (in 1994) at somewhere between $15 and $45. BTW, I paid $5.00 for mine about 25 years ago.
Thank you Jim for the information
Thak you for the information Jim