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Manufactured/Badged by:
Montgomery Ward | Powr-Kraft
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True Manufacturer:
Duro Metal Products Co., Chicago, IL.

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	16"
Submitted By:	D.L. (Larry) Felton

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Powr-Kraft 16" Band Saw
Date of Manufacturer:	1937
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Last Updated	6/13/2023 2:40:31 PM

Comments:

Purchased 2017 in Oakland, CA. Wards sold these 16" Powr-Kraft band saws manufactured by Duro from 1936 until at least 1943. They do not appear in the next available Powr-Kraft catalog (1949), although Duro continued making them into the 1960s. At first I was not sure whether this was a Powr-Kraft or Duro branded saw, but discovered Powr-Craft decals under later paint. Based on original paint colors and comparison with catalog descriptions, this saw appears to be the one shown in the 1937 catalog. It has steel, rather than aluminum wheels; Duro produced them with aluminum wheels in 1939 and later.

This saw is discussed at some length at: https://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=187756

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Comments: Before & after
Source: CL Photo; after renovation

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Comments: Decals found under later paint: Powr-Kraft decal (on blade cover); N.D. Bearings decal (frame)
Source: My digital camera

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Comments: Steel wheel with riveted hubs. Top: back of lower (L), upper (R) wheels. Lower left: crackle paint; lower (green) wheel probably a replacement. Lower right: adjusting mechanism on front of upper wheel.
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Comments: Images/paint colors from Powr-Kraft catalogs. This saw like 1937, with later green crackle lower wheel replacement.
Source: Montgomery Ward Powr-Kraft Catalogs, 1936-1943

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Comments: Replacement bearings (top); earlier replcement (not original) below.
Source: My digital camera.

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Comments: Top: original fence; Lower: guide, in use (L), original (R, 1937 catalog)
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