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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
King-Seeley Corp.-Central Specialty Division, Ann Arbor, MI; Ypsilanti, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jig or Scroll Saw
Machine Size:	24"
Submitted By:	Joe Wells

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	103.23390
Date of Manufacturer:	late '40s
Serial Number:
Last Updated	2/21/2012 12:12:58 PM

Comments:

After stopping by to pick-up an old Walker-Turner shaper, the seller said "Do you have any interest in an old jig saw?" Well, I already have a Craftsman / W-T that I really like, but who can turn down old iron? He shows me this, a late '40s King Seeley. $25 later and it's mine. It doesn't run right now, it needs some work on its vaunted "Walking Beam Action" system. But it looks pretty.

Update: I've repaired the saw with a couple of e-clips and a new bushing that I lovingly hand-crafted from a faucet washer. Bolted on a 1/4 hp Emerson motor, rewired the light, and tracked down some 6" blades from Sloan's Woodshop: http://www.sloanswoodshop.com/scroll_saw_blades.htm. Then I gave it to my father for Christmas.

No new pics since I didn't do anything cosmetic to the saw. It looks almost as good as new already.

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