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Larry Blanchard Larry Blanchard is offline
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Default Stanley #55 plane

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If the Stanley #55 plane was such a good universal workhorse, why are
they not sold today? Or, are similar planes made today?

I've seen a few articles that implied they never did work very well.
But their Rube Goldberg appearance makes them very attracive to
collectors.