Comet Manufacturing Co. was one in a succession of companies that manufactured "Comet" radial arm saws. By 1958 it had become Comet Mfg. Co. Division of Siegler Industries, and by 1963 Comet saws were being manufactured by Comet Industries Corp. See our entry for the originator of Comet saws, Consolidated Machinery & Supply Co., for more information on Comet saws and its complicated history.
Information Sources
- Radial arm saw with this company name, described as a "division of the Siegler Co."
- A gas-powered handheld circular saw is reported; the packing materials are dated 1962. Australian correspondent Alastair Riley sent us photos of such a saw, labeled as follows:
TOTEN TOOLS
COMET INDUSTRIES CO. (illegible location)