The Defiance by Stanley Field Collector Checklist (Beta Version)

One of the most common questions I receive from collectors is:

“Do you have a checklist of Defiance tools?”

For years the answer was no.

As part of my ongoing work on The Complete Defiance by Stanley Tool Line Reference Guide (1929-1953), I have begun compiling what may become the most complete checklist of Defiance tools ever assembled.

This project is still a work in progress and should be considered a Beta Version. New tools, variations, and corrections will be added as additional research is completed.

The goal is simple:

Print it out, fold it up, stick it in your pocket, and take it with you to flea markets, antique malls, estate sales, auctions, and tool meets.

If you find a tool that isn’t on the list, or discover a variation not currently documented, please contact me. Collector contributions are always welcome.

Here is a link to download a printable field checklist you can take out and about:

PLANES

☐ 1203

☐ 1203C

☐ 1204

☐ 1204C

☐ 1205

☐ 1205C

☐ 1213

☐ 1213 1/2

☐ 1220

☐ 1243

☐ 1244

☐ 1245

☐ 205/1245

☐ 1247

☐ 1247c

☐ 1248

☐ 1248A

TOOL CHESTS & STORAGE

☐ 890

☐ 891

☐ 895

☐ 1206

SAWS & SAW SETS

☐ 422

☐ 432

☐ 1137

MEASURING TOOLS

☐ 86

☐ 96

☐ 636W

☐ 7506

☐ 1206W

☐ 1206ME

☐ 1208W

☐ 1210W

☐ 1220

☐ 1221

☐ 1222 1/2

☐ 1225

☐ 1226

☐ 1236

☐ 1260

☐ 1261N

☐ 1262

☐ 1266

☐ 1266A

☐ 1268

☐ 1282

☐ 1291

☐ 1295

☐ 1296

☐ 1296F

☐ 1298

☐ TF6

☐ T27

☐ T1282

CHISELS

☐ 10 7/8

☐ 1221 (1/4″)

☐ 1221 (1/2″)

☐ 1221 (3/4″)

☐ 1221 (1″)

☐ 1233B Set

☐ 1233R Set

☐ 1251 (1/4″)

☐ 1251 (3/8″)

☐ 1251 (1/2″)

☐ 1251 (5/8″)

☐ 1251 (3/4″)

☐ 1251 (1″)

☐ 1251 (1 1/4″)

☐ 1251 (1 1/2″)

☐ 1254A Set

☐ 1254B Set

LEVELS

☐ 1287

☐ 1289

☐ 1291

☐ 1293

☐ 1294-18

☐ 1294-24

☐ 1295-18

☐ 1295-24

☐ 1295-28

☐ 1297

☐ 1298-18

HAMMERS, HATCHETS & PICKS

☐ 01

☐ 01 1/2

☐ 02

☐ 011

☐ 011 1/2

☐ 012

☐ 013

☐ 0211 1/2

☐ 111 1/2

☐ 121 1/2

☐ 131 1/2

☐ 213

☐ 1401

☐ 431 1/2

☐ 432A

☐ 251

☐ 252

☐ 1201 Hatchet

☐ 1210 3/4

☐ 1211

☐ 1211 3/4

HAND DRILLS & BRACES

☐ 18/118

☐ 1214

☐ 1216

☐ 1217

☐ 1218

☐ 1219

☐ 1220

☐ 1221

☐ 1246

☐ 1247 1/2

☐ 1248

☐ 1250

☐ 1253

☐ 1262

☐ 1265

VISES & CLAMPS

☐ 1207

☐ 1209

☐ 1210

☐ 1240

SCREWDRIVERS

☐ 70

☐ 75

☐ 77

☐ 1277

☐ 1285

☐ 3007

☐ 3010

☐ 3010-2

☐ 3012

PLIERS, CUTTERS, SNIPS & WRENCHES

☐ 1235

☐ 1235C

☐ 1500

☐ 1501

☐ 1502

☐ 1505

☐ 1506

☐ 1507

☐ 1510

☐ 1512

☐ 1515

☐ 1520

☐ 1521

☐ 1530

☐ 1531

☐ 1532

☐ 1535

☐ 1536

☐ 1537

☐ 1538

☐ 1540

☐ 1541

☐ 1542

☐ 1543

MISCELLANEOUS

☐ 1201 Scratch Awl

☐ 1202 Brad Awl

☐ 1209 Fiber Board Knife

☐ 1252 (1/4″)

☐ 1252 (1/2″)

☐ 1299 Utility Knife

DEFIANCE X-FILES

The following items remain unverified and are currently being researched:

☐ Defiance 1202 Plane

☐ Defiance Hand Saw

☐ Defiance Crowbar

☐ Defiance Ice Pick

☐ Defiance Files

☐ Defiance Bit Extensions

☐ Google AI Handsaw Models 1202, 1205, 1207 & 1248

This checklist currently contains over 200 documented Defiance tools and variations and is being actively expanded as research continues.

If you have photographs, catalogs, advertisements, or surviving examples not represented here, please get in touch. Every new discovery helps improve the upcoming reference guide and preserve the history of the Stanley Defiance tool line.

AI Image Notice: This image was generated using artificial intelligence to illustrate the Defiance by Stanley Field Collector Checklist. No actual flea markets were harmed in its creation, and no rare Defiance tools were knowingly passed up while making it. The author cannot be held responsible if this checklist leads to spontaneous tool purchases, overflowing workshops, or an uncontrollable desire to search for undocumented model numbers.

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AI Image Notice: The image above was generated using artificial intelligence and is intended for illustrative purposes only. At the time of publication, none of the tools shown have been positively identified as a Defiance No. 1202, a Defiance hand saw, or a left-handed reverse-threaded Canadian crowbar. Research is ongoing.