Photo Index - Sears | Craftsman - Model 101.07301

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Atlas Press Co., Kalamazoo, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Lathe, Metal
Machine Size:	6" x 18"
Submitted By:	Rick Ryall

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Model 101.07301
Date of Manufacturer:	1939?
Serial Number:	4187
Last Updated	9/21/2022 7:42:10 PM

Comments:

A few days ago I picked up this Craftsman 101.07301 6x18 lathe for $40 off of Next Door. It looks like it has never been restored and what is left of the original paint is Craftsman blue. See the photo of the inside of the gear cover, it is pristine. Because it has a 1-8 threaded spindle and because of the badge on the gear cover I think it is a 1939 model. The only Craftsman catalog image with that badge is 1938 and this lathe has a back gear, which the 1938 model did not have. Perhaps there was a surplus of 1938 gear covers at the beginning of 1939? The tool post slide is odd ... it is blocky, a lighter shade of blue, and looks like it came off a Mk II. I don't know why there is a hole drilled in the front of the gear case, either. I have no history and no record of when it was purchased.

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Comments: Lathe, motor, reverse switch
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Comments: Gear cover & Craftsman badge
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Comments: Change gears
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Comments: Gear chart & original paint
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Comments: Headstock with backgear
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Comments: Model #, Serial #, Badge
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