Stanley Mitre Square

Sources:1. Walter, John . "Antique & Collectable Stanley Tools, Guide to Identity and Value", 2nd Edition, 19962. The Stanley Catalog Collection, 1855 to 1898, The Astragal Press, Mendham, New Jersey

Stanley No 1 Winterbottom's Patent Combined Try and Mitre Squares

Type 1 (1874 to 1897)
Manufactured: 1874 to 1984Features: Blade is graduated, top of handle is at 45 degrees.Patent: Charles Winterbottom's 7/29/1869 ( mitre design ), JustusA.Traut's May 26, 1874 ( construction )Sizes: 4, 6, 8 inch bladeConstruction: Iron frame handle with black walnut inlayAverage price as given by Walter: $20 to $80Type 1: $35 to $100 (1874 to 1897)Notes: Also available with graduation. later models sold as the "Combined Try & Mitre Square". The earliest models have three rivets securing the blade to the handle with lead fill between the rivets. Soon after the lead was eliminated. In 1898 redesigned to a solid cast iron handle. Iron handle has a crosshatch design pattern in the 1940's and later.
Lead Infill Surrounding the 3 Rivets Which Secure Blade to Handle
Unusual Winterbottom's Patent Combined Try and Mitre Square
Early Type I Stanley No 1 Winterbottom's Patent Combined Try and Mitre Squares with Patent Dates on Handle and Lead Infill Surrounding Rivets
Charles Winterbottom's June 29, 1869 and JustusA.Traut's May 26, 1874 Patent Dates on Handle
Type 2 (1888 to 1984) Later Type 2 Stanley No 1 Winterbottom's Patent Combined Try and Mitre Square
Winterbottom's Patent Mark on Handle of Unusual Combined Try and Mitre Square

Stanley No. 2 Winterbottom's Patent Combined Try & Mitre Square

Features: Graduated;top of handle is at a 45 degree angle.Manufactured: 1874 to 1984Patents: Charles Winterbottom's 7/29/1869 (mitre design) Justus Traut's 4/16/1872 ( construction)Justus Traut's 3/16/1897 ( "Hand-y" feature)Sizes: 4-1/2, 6, 7-1/2, 9, and 12 inchConstruction: Rosewood handle, steel bladeAverage price given by Walter(1998): $15 to $45Type 2: $25 to $75 ( 1888 to 1897)Type 1: $35 to $100 (1874 to 1887)Metric: $100 to $200Notes: Available without graduations; offered in metric in 1902
Type 1 (1874 to 1897)
Stanley No. 2 Winterbottom's Patent Combined Try & Mitre Square (Type 2) 9 Inch in length. Hand stamped numbers with 1/8 inch marks on one side and 1/16 inch marks for 3-3/8 inch and then 1/8 inch marks the rest of the length of the other side. Blade has minor pitting and a scratch 1-1/2 inch by 1/8 inch along the mitre wear plate. Early style rosewood handle faintly marked PATENTED ( in an arch ) with April 16, 1872 in a straight line below as well as "PATENTED July 29, 1869" in a circle. Fine marked early example of Winterbottom combined try and mitre square.
Type 3 (1898 to 1984)
Stanley No. 2 Winterbottom's Patent Combined Try & Mitre Square (Type 3) complete set including 4-1/2, 6, 7-1/2, 9, and 12 inch in length. Fine compete set of of Type 3 Winterbottom combined try and mitre square (various logo's).

Stanley No. 15 Try and Mitre Square

No. 15 Try Square Type 1
Manufactured: 1874 to 1935Dimensions: 7-1/2 inches longConstruction: Brass frame, steel bladeAverage Price as given by Walter(1998): $15 to $60Metric: $100 to $300 Type 1: $50 to $150Notes: Design change in 1898 to a cast iron frame, nicke plated. Available with metric graduations in 1905
Type 1 (1874 to 1887)
Type 2 (1888 to 1915)

Stanley No. 16 Improved Mitre Square

Features: iron frame handle with wood inlayManufactured: 1871 to 1939Patent: Charles Winterbottom's 7/29/1869Sizes: 8,10,12 inch lengthsConstruction: cast iron frame, walnut infill, steel bladeFinish: lacqueredAverage price as given by Walter (1998): $25 to $75Types 1 & 2: $30 to $100Notes: The Early Type 1 has handle with a rounded bottom; later Type 1 is flat.Design change in 1902 to a cast iron frame and nickel plated steel blade.The 12 inch size is the most difficult to obtain.
Type 1 (1872 to 1898)
Early Type I #16 Mitre Square of 8 Inch Size
Type 1 (1872 to 1898)
Later Type I #16 Mitre Square of 12 Inch Size Later Type I #16 Mitre Square of12 Inch Size andsquare handle bottom
Type 2 (1902 to 1939)
Type II #16 Mitre Square of 8 Inch Size
Detail of Rounded Handle Bottom for Early Type I #16 Mitre Squares