Don’t mistake these for the much earlier Leonard Bailey’s, the Stanley Victor was a cheap successor to the Four-Square line of cost effective tools aimed towards those who didn’t want to break the bank getting some tools to use around the house. The Victor line first appeared around 1936 until about 1942 when the U.S. was officially brought into World War II.
- Victor 1103
- Victor 1104
- Victor 1105
- Victor 1120 Block Plane
- NOTE: These planes were finished with the jappaned castings and frog along with black painted or stained knobs and totes.
Stanley Victor “Victory” Planes:
The second rebirth of the Victor line took place in 1952 and only lasted two years, ending in 1953 as part of a national promotion. These planes featured the name VICTOR on the lever cap set against a bright red background with the chip breaker, knob, and tote painted or stained to match. The body of these planes appears to have a gunship grey enamel on them. At present these seem to follow the same availability of the original Victor line mentioned above.
Here’s a nice video of an 1104 “Victory” plane being restored: