The Snap-on combination wrench (open end-box) has been the elite wrench for ages, copied all the time once the patent ran out. Iron Man, Not arguing with you and I understand the comparison. If you find it useful please send them a few bucks just like you should be doing here.
Just like the Hobby-Machinist site they run on donations. For pricing info Sears and Wards are probably your best bets.
Each one will also have a "Publication Reprints" section. Under the Manufactures Index you will also find "Sears Craftsman", "Atlas Press Co" and "Logan Engineering Co.".
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The Wards catalogs are interesting because they start out selling only "Power-Craft" labeled Logan lathes but then later they have some labeled Logan and in the 1958 catalog it's Logan only! In general the Power-Craft labeled lathes lack a full belt cover and I'm not sure if any came with the "automatic apron".
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You are probably interested in the "Publication Reprints" here you will find users manuals and other stuff including old catalogs with prices. "history", "products", "machine info", "Publication Reprints", "Photo Index" and some other stuff. Look for "Montgomery Ward" if you click on that it will bring you to a page of Monkey Wards stuff. On the left hand side is a tab that says Manufactures Index if you click on that it will take you to a huge list. There are loads of old catalogs and manuals on the Vintage Machinery Web Site : Rather than give you dinner I will teach you to fish! Does anyone have any historical information Logan sold a slightly less quality lathe to MW for this reason. Pricing would be something comparable for the same lathe setup. Since Sears and MW were competitors I would think the The pricing between the Atlas and Logan lathes. I understand their quality in on par with South Bend lathes of the same size. Anyway, Logans have a great reputation and Logan lathes under their name (PowerKraft or something). Sears sold Atlas lathes under the Craftsman name whereas Montgomery Wards sold the The thought came to me today in regards to the competition that existed back in the day with Sears and Thisįrom what I understand is based on using the South Bend and Logan lathes as comparable measures. That the Atlas lathes are considered to be on the low end of the scale in regards to quality. Not sure if this is the correct forum to post this question but here goes.
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