Bidspirit auction | Rare Stanley No. 1 Sweetheart

Rare Stanley No. 1 Sweetheart Plane VGC - A Stanley No. 1 smoothing hand plane featuring a cast iron body with a black japanned interior. The plane is equipped with a steel iron and chip breaker, a lever cap, and a brass depth adjustment nut. The tote and high-front knob are constructed from rosewood. The upper face of the iron is impressed with a rectangular frame containing the name STANLEY above a heart-shaped device enclosing the initials SW. Below the heart, the iron is impressed with the text MADE IN U.S.A. The lower front of the lever cap is embossed with the name STANLEY in capitalized block letters. The plane retains its original japanned finish on the interior of the bed.