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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Sears | Craftsman, Chicago, IL

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery & Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Drill Press
Machine Size:	compatible
Submitted By:	jay s

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Sears #27587 PRESSMATE, Drill Press Table Elevator
Date of Manufacturer:	1981 to 1985
Serial Number:	N/A
Last Updated	5/7/2025 1:46:56 PM

Comments:

Sears #27587 PRESSMATE, Drill Press Table Elevator. A Rare find- It came with the purchase of Craftsman 113.21371, 15-½” Drill Press. Some photos below were retrieved from internet for references.

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After posting the photos of the "PRESSMATE", a historian (Jeff J.) of VintageMachinery.org reached out to me, then provided the below info:

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I tried to figure out who the manufacturer was. Long story short, I still don't know. But I did determine that (a) no US patent was issued for this invention, BUT, a Canadian patent was issued! I have seen this happen a fair few times and I believe that the Canadian Patent Office, at least during that latter part of the 20th century, had a lower bar for granting patents than did the US patent office.

It's Canada patent 1,138,687:
https://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=CA&NR=1138687A&KC=A&FT=D&ND=&date=19830104&DB=&locale=

or

https://brevets-patents.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/cpd/eng/patent/1138687/summary.html?type=number_search&tabs1Index=tabs1_1

The inventor was Antti P. Raiha of Idaho. Here's a US patent to the same guy:
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/14/7e/11/39ad11548d4082/US4991306.pdf
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I have found YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30FtlL3fodQ

Photo 1:

Comments: as installed
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Photo 2:

Comments: installation instruction 1
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Comments: installation instruction 2
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Comments: box cover
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Comments: complete package
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Comments: as installed
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