was given an old craftsman saw

[Mark914]

My friend gave me his old grandfathers circular saw , Craftsman from 1951. I know its not real collectible, but what i thought was neat was it had all the original paperwork / instructions /etc. It had a payment coupon book from Sears in New Haven CT. $6 a month was the payment, although he seemed to pay $8 - 12. There was even a tube of 'Craftsman Lube'

 

[The Cobbler]

cool saw. what was the full purchase price?

 

[Mark914]

i saw payments totaling $41, not sure if that was the full price.

 

[d42jeep]

It looks a lot like the 1952 model I was given by a neighbor last month. It has a repair tag from 1957.
-Don

 

[mcdye]

wow, what a cool piece of history.

 

[captain14]

Very nice saw. I still use my fathers craftsman circular whenever I need to at their house. I’m not sure if the exact year, but I would assume late 50’s.

Any idea how to tell from the box?

 

[Meursault74]

It looks a lot like the 1952 model I was given by a neighbor last month. It has a repair tag from 1957.
-Don

Glad to see you replaced the cord and grounded the metal body hand held power tool.