You are offerding on one Stanley Four Square household jack or Junior Jack wood plane as pictured.
This is the same size as a Stanley Number 5-1/4 wood plane.
It is marked with "STANLEY" on the front end, with "STANLEY" and the 4 square logo on the lever cap, and the iron has a faint later style of the STANLEY sweetheart logo (top of heart is flush with the bottom of the rectangle) with "MADE IN USA" below that. The right side of the body has the partial STANLEY FOUR SQUARE decal as shown. There are some owner markings on both sides of the rear handle.
Overall length of the body is about 11-7/16".
The iron is about 1-3/4" in width, and is about 7-1/8" in overall length.
The black painted areas of the body and frog including the painted sides, and the twisted lateral lever, are all proper for this plane. The black finish on the body and frog appears to me to be original but dulled, while the lever cap has clearly been repainted black. The four red squares on the lever cap may be the original finish.
Walter's Stanley Tools book lists the production dates for these planes as 1923 to 1930.
Condition is fair to good to very good, depending on where you are looking. The sole has some scratches and patina (color) and just a few tiny hints of pitting. The sides have some spots of rust showing through the black finish, and there are circular scratches visible under the blade finish on both sides that might be the original machining marks. The majority of the decal is intact as can be seen. The front knob and rear handle are very good other than the owner markings on both sides of the rear handle as noted, they are not broken anywhere, and each has a few scratches and dings. The black finish on the frog has also dulled, and the lateral lever has some rust. The ironand chip breaker have some scattered dirt and rust and light pitting, mostly on the forward facing surfaces. The black finish on the lever cap has been repainted, the red finish in the four squares on the lever cap has dulled, and the lower edge of the lever cap is intact.
Except as noted, there are no cracks or chips or chunks missing from any of the castings, and everything turns or operates properly.
SHIPPING: 5 pounds when boxed, shipped US Postal Service Ground Advantage, insurance and tracking are included. No International shipping.
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