Stanley benchplanes and tote decals ...

Some more :

JUNGLE GREEN

LIGHT EMERALD

TEAL/TEAL GREEN

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CERULEAN

GREY

TURQUOISE

I think most of them are just low quality imitations … but I could be wrong !!!

Sorry for the low quality image, but I just found this new version of the Stanley logo :

It is a Stanley 40 from the Twenties …

I like the teal/teal green example. May not be original but it looks good to my eye.

I looked into putting a label on a SweetHeart plane I have but found that not all had the label on them. Mine is an early one.

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1, 2, 6 and 7 would appear to be reproductions to me. Plenty of planes appearing on the ‘bay with new stickers; I’m not a fan / will stay away to the best of my ability.

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Hi BlasterStumps,
I agree with you, teal/teal green looks very convincing,
though there could be some other examples that are original …

I looked into putting a label on a SweetHeart plane I have but found that not all had the label on them. Mine is an early one.

- BlasterStumps

Can you say something more about which ones had labels and which not ?

Smitty I have the same feeling !!!

I was referencing the Rex Mill type study where it stated: “Decals on totes are most common on Type 14s
You also see some on late T13s and early T15s”.
That is what is leading me to think that not all SW versions had the decals.

-- "I build for function first, looks second. Most times I never get around to looks." MIke in CO

Possibly not all the sweetheart versions had decals on the tote ….

But the more I look at these decals the more I think that
there should have been more than one color used in those days …
While I think that the first two pictures show fake labels,
I’m beginning to think that decals in between cerulean and light emerald
have the chance to be original ….

Look at this Type 13 plane, the decal is in very convincing conditions
and the color is just in between cerulean and light emerald !!!

I have found there to be two types of decals. If I recall correctly the later decals had made in the USA on the bottom of the yellow circle as in the first photo and the earlier ones did not as in the second photo. I don’t recall the dates of use.

I was referencing the Rex Mill type study where it stated: “Decals on totes are most common on Type 14s
You also see some on late T13s and early T15s”.
That is what is leading me to think that not all SW versions had the decals.

- BlasterStumps

This was exactly my understanding of those decals also. I had a late Type 13 that had the decal, but no others. Most get worn off if not well cared for.

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