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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Herberts Machinery Co., Los Angeles, CA
Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type: Jig or Scroll Saw
Machine Size: 14"
Submitted By: Grant Reeves
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: Cat# 593 (Herberts Model 114)
Date of Manufacturer: 1933/4
Serial Number: none
Last Updated 9/9/2020 2:14:21 PM

Comments:
My grandfather purchased this saw in the late 1920's or early '30's.
He made a pattern and had the cast iron base cast at a foundry near Green Bay, Wisconsin.
As a young child, this was the first "power-tool" I was allowed to use unsupervised.
Note the Jello mold lamp shade.

(Admin-21 July 2010: revised specs.)

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Comments: The spring return blade action requires a deft hand to keep from breaking blades.
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