i've looked in the archives, and am wondering about a plane i picked up 
at the friday flea market here in town.  i blew down there on my lunch 
break, and scored a number of goodies for not so much money (a miller's 
falls brace, ten jennings pattern auger bits of varying size and thread 
coarseness, an old irwin adjustable 1.5" bit, a burning lens, a rod 
extension for a brace with a forstner bit in the holder along with both 
set screws, a funky clamp i'll ask about later, a nos nicolson 
triangular file, an old yankee driver full of bits, the two-tone plane, 
and some other smalls i can't recall all for $40...and an introduction 
to the seller who said he'd be back in two weeks with more tools from 
his "half a storage container full of them"...beep, beep!).

the plane has cream/yellow japanning on the body, nothing on the sides 
or sole, red on the frog and chipbreaker, nothing stamped or engraved 
or painted on the lever cap, no adjusting screw on the frog, and either 
"stanley two-tone" or "two-tone by stanley" on the blade.  it's a size 
4 smoothing plane (size 4 smoothing plane, jeff) with rosewood on the 
tote and rosewood on the handle.  cast "made in usa" on the tip in 
front of the handle.  nice tight mouth and long blade.

can anyone elaborate on their experiences with, and knowledge of, said 
plane?  the archival information is scant.

thanks.
bill
felton, ca

Bill asked:
> 
> can anyone elaborate on their experiences with, and knowledge of, said
> plane?  the archival information is scant.
>
    PTAMPIA2 says that they were made in three sizes (block - OH20,
smooth - OH4, and jack - OH5).  They were first made in 1939 as a
limited offer for the National Hardware Open House of 1940, and
discontinued on May 13, 1941.  They were brought back to life in 1949
to  be offered for the National Hardware Open House of 1950, and
permanantly retired in October of 1951.  The earlier ones are marked
"Stanley Two Tone - Made in USA" on the cutter.  The later model
sported "Two Tone by Stanley" in script lettering.  Overall, they are
a handyman version of the regular plane.  The broadside included in
PTAMPIA is not clear on the pricing.  The copy reads that the planes
cost $0.75, $3.20, and $3.70.  But a sidebar type listing shows
dealer's costs of 0.40, 1.82, and 2.08, with retails of 0.59, 2.59,
and $2.98

Regards,
Steve - who prefers Odeen's Kollinear explanation of these tools.

Thread containing the aforementioned O'Deen post here: http://denali.fr-
ontier.iarc.uaf.edu/~cswingle/archive/get.phtml?message_id=26690&submit-
_thread=1#message

LOL

Darren Addy Kearney, Nebraska

steve, and gg...

excellent.  i cleaned mine last night (i've been out sick two days with 
no computer access, and finally felt well enough to focus on my 
hands...), and it must be the OH4, from the earlier distribution 
('cause it's marked "STANLEY/TWO TONE/MADE IN USA" on the cutter).  the 
only other marking on it, besides "made in the usa" on the toe by the 
bed reinforcing rib, is on the lever cap which has cast into it "C116".

it's definitely handyman quality, but i look forward to fettling it an 
using it.

and i agree, o'deen's kollinear points were definitely in line.

best,
bill
felton, ca

On Monday, June 23, 2003, at 05:30 PM, Steve Reynolds wrote:

> Bill asked:
>>
>> can anyone elaborate on their experiences with, and knowledge of, said
>> plane?  the archival information is scant.
>>
>     PTAMPIA2 says that they were made in three sizes (block - OH20,
> smooth - OH4, and jack - OH5).  They were first made in 1939 as a
> limited offer for the National Hardware Open House of 1940, and
> discontinued on May 13, 1941.  They were brought back to life in 1949
> to  be offered for the National Hardware Open House of 1950, and
> permanantly retired in October of 1951.  The earlier ones are marked
> "Stanley Two Tone - Made in USA" on the cutter.  The later model
> sported "Two Tone by Stanley" in script lettering.  Overall, they are
> a handyman version of the regular plane.  The broadside included in
> PTAMPIA is not clear on the pricing.  The copy reads that the planes
> cost $0.75, $3.20, and $3.70.  But a sidebar type listing shows
> dealer's costs of 0.40, 1.82, and 2.08, with retails of 0.59, 2.59,
> and $2.98
>
> Regards,
> Steve - who prefers Odeen's Kollinear explanation of these tools.
>