Day 15, A pair of Stanley "Bailey" planes
I do not have a huge collection of hand planes, but I do have a small assortment, of which these two are the largest. The smaller is a 14" Stanley Bailey #5, which is known as a "jack plane". The larger is a 16" Stanley Bailey #6, which is sometimes known as a "fore plane". The tasks that they are typically asked to do are similar, which usually involves rough planing of timber to size. A longer plane may be useful in preparing longer boards, since the longer bed will be better at producing flat surfaces over a longer area. An even longer plane (a #7 or #8) would be use for "jointing" long boards and making them precisely flat over larger spans.
Both these planes came to me during the pandemic, and were tremendously rusty. I disassembled them and derusted them suing Evaporust, and now they are (despite being slightly dusty) ready for use, although my ability to sharpen plane blades could still use additional work. I am still largely a power tool woodworker, so these don't get a lot of use, but I do look at them as inspiration.
A Stanley plane expert could probably tell you exactly what year they were made. I walked through this website and suspect they are either possibly type 16 (made just before WWII) or more likely type 19 which was post war, manufactured between 1948 and 1961. I paid about $25 each for them, which is a pretty good buy: now that they are cleaned up and in good working condition they might be worth double or triple that each, even though they aren't particularly uncommon.
There are people who strip these down to bare metal and refinish them to look like new, but I kind of like just restoring tools to working condition, and leaving hints as to their age visible.
Hope you all are having a good day.