Photo Index - Sears | Craftsman - Cat# 593 (Herberts Model 114)

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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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