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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Parks Woodworking Machine Co., Cincinnati, OH.

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Planer, Wood
Machine Size:	12" Planer
Submitted By:	Jay Peitsch

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	112.23490, Craftsman (Parks) 12-inch Bench Model Thickness Planer
Date of Manufacturer:	1956
Serial Number:	29161 (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated	4/12/2015 10:57:43 PM

Comments:

Craftsman 12-inch Bench Model Thickness Planer
~Manufactured by: Parks Woodworking Machine Company
~Manufactured: 1948? to 1956
~Model: 112.23490
~Serial: 29161
~Year: 1956
~Purchased: 5/25/2013

Purchased from a person in Boyne Falls, Michigan.

The year was based on the following:
~The one hump gear box first appeared in the 1956 Craftsman catalog. The 1957 Craftsman catalog was the last year the planer appeared.
~This style stand first appeared in the 1955 Craftsman catalog.
~The Powr-Panl was available in the Craftsman catalog from 1953 through 1957.
~The motor was available in the Craftsman cataog from 1949 through 1959.

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