IL-A-Noy (Slang for Illinois) was a house brand for the big hardware
company of Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Started business about 1865. There hardware catalogs ran about 3000 pages.
Some of there other tool brands were O.V..B (Our Very Best), Hibbard, Cruso,
and True Value. One house tool brand was Revenoc, named after John Conover
( Conover spelled backwards). Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett sold out in 1962
to John Cotter & Co., which became True Value Hardware Stores.
If you gave me a few pictures of the front of the plane behind the knob and front and back of the frog and the frog seat I might be able to tell you who made it.
It looks like a Stanley made from their defiance line. Probably an earlier one. Defiance was a second line made for home owners and handymen. They are decent users with ok quality typically. My only real complaint is the lateral adjuster. Its made more flimsy then a Bailey.
You didn't say what its price was. If its more than $15-$20 I'd suggest you keep looking.
Thanks Rick M & DonW. I think I'll let this one pass.
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