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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Atlas Press Co., Kalamazoo, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	15" Floor Model
Submitted By:	Dan Rapoport

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	101.03661
Date of Manufacturer:	1937
Serial Number:
Last Updated	4/20/2016 12:55:31 AM

Comments:

$100 Craigslist purchase Apr 2016 - saw the completeness and slow-speed pulley and jumped on it. All I know is that the seller received it from a coworker who had inherited if from their father-in-law, and they didn't know anything about it otherwise. No ID tag that I can find, nor any marks on the base where it would have been. Missing the chuck key (replaced with K32 Chuck Key stock 83871/model 3025IMP at Lowes) and table lock pin (found on ebay, p/n 40-36), but the rest appears original and well-cared for with most of the paint intact and what appears to be the original belts. Haven't even cleaned it yet nor run it for more than a short time - appears to be in good working order. Based on others' postings, it is probably model 101.03661 from 1937. I've read that model number plates were only attached beginning in 1937, so perhaps this was produced just before that started.

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Comments: I was pleasantly suprised to find the drill press of my dreams in such great shape and at such a good price. All that internet research paid off because I knew what I was looking at.
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Comments: Slow-speed pulley and original - clean! - parts like cool belts with raised lettering and cloth-covered, ungrounded power cord. Woo-Hoo!
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Comments: Motor mount bolts, banded chuck point to '37 vintage. Motor plate: Model S4390, Motor No. F17. The "7" is a date code as I've read elsewhere - agrees with the assumed drill model year.
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Comments: Jacobs #33 Chuck made in Hartford, CT! It will be interesting to see what that nail in the motor pulley is "fixing"
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Comments: You know you've been obsessing about old presses too long when getting to examine your first grease cup is an exciting event. Notice two different screws on power switch, so maybe a previous repair or replacement.
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Comments: Another view of the slow-speed mount. As mentioned elsewhere the break in the base is intentional, not a crack.
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