In 1955, a Popular Mechanix article showed an 8-inch benchtop tablesaw from Mundell Tools. In 1959, Ralph P. Mundell and Robert E. Mundell applied for a patent on a lathe-based combination machine. The patent was issued in 1961 and assigned to HanDman, Inc. Searches on these two names did not turn up any other mentions and thus far no extant machines have surfaced.
From June 1955 Mechanix Illustrated article on "The Circular Saw"
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- Thanks to correspondent Dennis Teepe for sending us an image from the June 1955 Popular Mechanix featuring the Mundell Tools saw.