Block & Specialty Models 68 through 206B

Much of the information provided below is derived from a study of Millers Falls catalogs. Please realize that the collection used as a resource is not comprehensive and that M-F catalog copy could be astonishingly inaccurate. Understand that the Stanley equivalents listed are what might be termed "close matches" and that some details of the planes are not necessarily identical.

No. 68

Double End Block Plane

Equipped with two throats and two cutter seats. Cap and cutter can be repositioned for use as either a bull nose or a standard block plane. Non-adjustable, with screw-operated cap clamp. Iron is bedded at 20 degrees. Body and cap are black-enameled. Earlier production features cocobola knob—tropical hardwood comes later.

Illustration from 1938 catalog.

Model	Stanley Equiv.	Length	Cutter	Start Date	End Date
No. 68	No. 130	8 in.	1 5/8 in.	1929	1961

Nos. 75, 75-01, 75-01B

Adjustable Block Plane

Non-adjustable throat, cam lock cap and screw-type depth adjustment. Iron is bedded at twenty degrees. Body and cap are black-enameled. Earlier production features cocobola knob—tropical hardwood comes later. By 1976, the knob on the depth adjustment is made of plastic, body is enameled blue-gray and cap dull red.

A larger version of the No. 45, it was renumbered 75-01 in 1969. Some of this later production was numbered 75-01B.

Illustration from 1938 catalog.

Model	Stanley Equiv.	Length	Cutter	Start Date	End Date
No. 75	No. 220	7 in.	1 5/8 in.	1929	198?

No. 77

Closed-Throat Router

Cutter can be reversed for bull nose work. Earlier models shipped with 1/4 in. and 1/2 in. cutters. Shipped with additional pointed cutter (1/2 in. wide) and fence by 1949.

Earlier production nickel plated, later is painted. Mahogany-colored hardwood handles are lacquered black beginning 1955.

Illustration from 1938 catalog.

Model	Stanley Equiv.	Length	Cutter	Start Date	End Date
No. 77	No. 71 1/2	7 1/2	N/A	1929	1961

No. 85

Rabbet and fillester plane Rabbet and filletster plane

Equipped with two cutter seats—rear seat with a lever adjustment for cutter depth and forward seat for bull nose work. Adjustable fence on steel arm can be used on either side of plane. A three-point spur and depth gauge are standard equipment. Black-enameled body with screw-operated cap clamp.

Illustration from 1938 catalog.

Model	Stanley Equiv.	Length	Cutter	Start Date	End Date
No. 85	No. 78	8 1/2 in.	1 1/2 in.	1935	1971

No. 87

Non-Adjustable Block Plane

Equipped with screw-operated cap clamp. Iron is bedded at 20 degrees. Body and cap are black-enameled. Earlier production features cocobola knob—tropical hardwood comes later.

Illustration from 1938 catalog.

Model	Stanley Equiv.	Length	Cutter	Start Date	End Date
No. 87	No. 110	7 in.	1 5/8 in.	1929	1964

No. 95

Weather Strip Plane

Designed for rabbeting window sash prior to the installation of metal weather stripping. Identical to No. 85 except for addition of polished steel runner which can be clamped in place by a knurled thumb nut. Equipped with two cutter seats—rear seat with a lever adjustment for cutter depth and forward seat for bull nose work. Adjustable fence on steel arm can be used on either side of plane. A three-point spur and depth gauge are standard equipment. Black-enameled body with screw-operated cap clamp. The second edition of Catalog No. 41 is the only M-F catalog to include a proper illustration. Catalog No. 42 contains a description only.

Illustration from 1936 catalog.

Model	Stanley Equiv.	Length	Cutter	Start Date	End Date
No. 95	No. 78W	8 1/2 in.	1 1/2 in.	1936	by 1944

No. 97

Adjustable Block Plane

Equipped with screw-operated cap clamp and lever depth adjustment. Iron is bedded at 20 degrees. Body and cap are black-enameled. Earlier production features cocobola knob—tropical hardwood comes later.

Illustration from 1938 catalog.

Model	Stanley Equiv.	Length	Cutter	Start Date	End Date
No. 97	No. 120	7 in.	1 5/8 in.	1929	by 1960

Nos. 206

Adjustable Block Plane

Often used in shop classes as stamped steel body does not break when dropped. Screw-operated cap clamp. Body is black-enameled. Iron bedded at 20 degrees and Bailey-style depth adjustment.

Illustration from 1949 catalog.

Model	Stanley Equiv.	Length	Cutter	Start Date	End Date
No. 206	none	6 1/4 in.	1 5/8 in.	ca. 1940	1959

Nos. 206B

Adjustable Block Plane

Often used in shop classes as stamped steel body does not break when dropped. Screw-operated cap clamp. Body is black-enameled. Bedding angle is 12 degrees and depth adjustment is screw type.

Illustration from 1960 catalog.

Model	Stanley Equiv.	Length	Cutter	Start Date	End Date
No. 206	No. 118	6 1/4 in.	1 5/8 in.	1959	1971