Trying to identify model # of old Sears Roebuck 1/2 hp bench grinder

[rac1976]

The serial # is stamped on the front (or I'm assuming this is the serial #) - 735090361. Can anyone help me identify the model #? It has an adjustable/bendable light. I think there was a tray on the front, and probably some sort of guards as well, but they're not on there now. Thanks in advance.

 

[RTM]

73 and 735 don't show up on the Craftsman OEM list, so no help here.

Craftsman OEM List | VintageMachinery.org

 

[SurferRosa]

That number is interesting...
I have a few of those Block Bench Grinders, but none of them have a number like that on the label.

You might want to flip it over and see if there is a date code stamped on the bottom cover.
It should be 1970's but they do vary a little from year to year.

If I had to guess I would say it is a 397.19441

 

[rac1976]

There's nothing on the bottom plate or anywhere else that I can see.

 

[SurferRosa]

It might be very faint.
I say stamped, but it is just ink.
Sometimes I can only make out a partial...

 

[woody 73]

A little in the dark tonight?

Sears Craftsman Power Tools : 1954 : Sears, Roebuck and Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

60 p., illus., 25.9 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

 

[woody 73]

The flat top has me a little confused along with the light, Dang getting old *****.

Sears Craftsman Power and Hand Tools : 1971 : Sears, Roebuck and Co. : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

116 p., illus., 27.4 cm, trade catalog

archive.org

 

[Cruzan80]

Pretty sure I have a similar, if not identical one in my FS pile. Will take a look tomorrow.

 

[SurferRosa]

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