This manufacturer and distributor of low-cost woodworking machines was active in the mid-1930s. It appears that American Power Tool Corp. manufactured them and U. S. Tool & Machinery Co. distributed them. In 1935 or '36 American Power Tool took over the distribution of their products.
Surviving machines seem to be virtually non-existent, which, combined with the exceptionally low prices of the machines, suggest that the machines were of poor quality.
Information Sources
- 24-page 1935 catalog with sticker added by U. S. Tool & Machinery Co., saying, "We have taken over the exclusive distribution of our products, U. S. POWER TOOLS." Machines are labeled "American Junior", "American", "APT", "American Mammoth", or simply "United States of America". The machines are lightweight and very inexpensive: Drill presses cost $2.50 to $8.75 (not including chucks, which cost $1.25 to $6.75). The 8" tablesaw was $8.75. These prices are extremely low, even by 1935 standards. Bearings are mostly bronze sleeve.