Am I correct that Stanley have stopped making Nr 4’s?

[Cabinetman]

I was answering a question over in the other place and wanted a pic of a new nr4, zilch zero came up and so I asked Ai when production stopped? 1967? Well that’s strange as I know I bought one in the mid 70’s. And I also bought one over here a couple of years ago from Home Depot (think B&Q) and they appear to have something similar for sale now but it’s not called a nr4, they refer to its length -9 3/4” and they are out of stock.
Am I just out of touch ?

 

[Doug]

Stanley list 2

No. 4 Smoothing Bench Plane | STANLEY

STANLEY® 1-12-004 smooth plane bailey No. 4, multicolor

www.stanleytools.co.uk

Sweetheart™ No. 4 Premium Bench Plane | STANLEY

Own a little piece of history, with a modern classic from STANLEY® - the STANLEY® “No. 4” Sweetheart™ Smoothing Bench Plane. Making great quality hand tools has been a STANLEY® tradition ...

www.stanleytools.co.uk

 

[Cabinetman]

Stanley list 2

No. 4 Smoothing Bench Plane | STANLEY

STANLEY® 1-12-004 smooth plane bailey No. 4, multicolor

www.stanleytools.co.uk

Sweetheart™ No. 4 Premium Bench Plane | STANLEY

Own a little piece of history, with a modern classic from STANLEY® - the STANLEY® “No. 4” Sweetheart™ Smoothing Bench Plane. Making great quality hand tools has been a STANLEY® tradition ...

www.stanleytools.co.uk

Thanks Doug, but not readily available at all, and so much more expensive than two years ago. About £150, two years ago it was the equivalent of £30. Worked well straight off too.
Couldn’t see a price on those two btw.
Ian

 

[Accipiter]

Took a look via the two links out of interest. With the first one (top link) the page it goes to shows a BUY box. Clicking on that takes you to another site (web) that lists a number of suppliers (online or locally - two tabs to select from) showing in stock or out of stock. I clicked on ITS that shows it at around £57 (EXCLUDING VAT)... didn't try any others.

 

[Cabinetman]

Took a look via the two links out of interest. With the first one (top link) the page it goes to shows a BUY box. Clicking on that takes you to another site (web) that lists a number of suppliers (online or locally - two tabs to select from) showing in stock or out of stock. I clicked on ITS that shows it at around £57 (EXCLUDING VAT)... didn't try any others.

Thanks Frank, wonder why they’re expensive over here then?