Free antique tool appraisal
A free antique tool appraisal is a first screen for maker, use, age clues, condition, and whether a tool is collectible or just useful.
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Start by naming the tool and documenting maker marks, patent dates, cast marks, wood handles, blades, boxes, and repairs. Antique does not always mean high value.
Auction records are market evidence, not a final appraisal. Condition, authenticity, provenance, completeness, size, rarity, and demand can materially change value.
Photo checklist
- Photograph maker marks, patent dates, logos, handles, blades, soles, jaws, boxes, and accessories.
- Show the tool from all sides plus scale and any missing or replaced parts.
- Group related tools together only if they belong to the same set or box.
What changes the answer
- Known maker, uncommon type, original box, completeness, condition, and collector demand support value.
- Wood planes, axes, wrenches, machinist tools, and tool chests compare separately.
- Over-restoration, replaced parts, heavy pitting, and mixed lots can reduce value.
What similar items actually sold for
To help ground this guide in real market activity, here are recent example auction comps from Appraisily’s internal database. These matched sales are market context only, not an object estimate or identification, and they do not guarantee a price for your specific woodworking plane.
Shown USD range: USD 10-USD 50. Median of these 4 USD examples: USD 35.
| Comparable | What sold | Auction house | Date | Lot | Source-reported amount |
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Union No 7 Woodworking Plane | Atlee Raber Auctioneer | 2025-11-03 | 509A | USD 45 |
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Woodworking plane: A Mathieson & Son, Glasgow rosewood infill woodworking plane and blade. 7 1/4" long | Claydon Auctioneers | 2015-06-06 | 888 | GBP 55 |
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Vintage Japanese Steel Woodworking Plane | Vidi Vici Gallery | 2025-08-07 | 412 | USD 25 |
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1954 BOXED RECORD WOODWORKING PLANE, MODEL 04 | Cato Crane & Company | 2019-04-17 | 220 | GBP 22 |
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Woodworking Plane Signed Sandusky Tool Co | Smith Auction Company | 2016-02-20 | 285 | USD 10 |
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A Stanley #4 woodworking plane, | Bargain Hunt Auctions | 2021-03-02 | 8163A | AUD 45 |
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Woodworking plane: A Mathieson & Son, Glasgow rosewood infi | Claydon Auctioneers | 2015-08-01 | 817 | GBP 48 |
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Winchester 19In Woodworking Plane | Atlee Raber Auctioneer | 2026-04-08 | 163 | USD 50 |
How these auction records were verified
Each row retains its exact source URL, lot identity, retrieval time, access result, and immutable record hash. Live source access was blocked; the exact record matched Appraisily's immutable pipeline provenance. Inspect the public comparable provenance record.
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