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 PlaneSource blocked; provenance matched | Atlee Raber Auctioneer | 2025-11-03 | 509A | USD 45 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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Woodworking plane: A Mathieson & Son, Glasgow rosewood infill woodworking plane and blade. 7 1/4" longSource blocked; provenance matched | Claydon Auctioneers | 2015-06-06 | 888 | GBP 55 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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Vintage Japanese Steel Woodworking PlaneSource blocked; provenance matched | Vidi Vici Gallery | 2025-08-07 | 412 | USD 25 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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1954 BOXED RECORD WOODWORKING PLANE, MODEL 04Source blocked; provenance matched | Cato Crane & Company | 2019-04-17 | 220 | GBP 22 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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Woodworking Plane Signed Sandusky Tool CoSource blocked; provenance matched | Smith Auction Company | 2016-02-20 | 285 | USD 10 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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A Stanley #4 woodworking plane,Source blocked; provenance matched | Bargain Hunt Auctions | 2021-03-02 | 8163A | AUD 45 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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Woodworking plane: A Mathieson & Son, Glasgow rosewood infiSource blocked; provenance matched | Claydon Auctioneers | 2015-08-01 | 817 | GBP 48 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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Winchester 19In Woodworking PlaneSource blocked; provenance matched | Atlee Raber Auctioneer | 2026-04-08 | 163 | USD 50 (buyer’s-premium treatment unknown) |
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.
Disclosure: prices are shown as reported by auction houses and are provided for appraisal context. Learn more in our editorial policy.
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