I'll start this out with mine.

 

This is the machine that started it all for the Delta Manufacturing Co.

It's the earliest version of a Delta Scroll Saw.

It has a Patent Date of Aug 21 1923.

It has an 8" capacity, and was originally sold as a toy for boys as this pamplet shows.

So that's mine, lets see yours.

 

Larry

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What a neat little saw and the advertisement is a hoot "...eliminates destructive habits"!

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Lew Kauffman-
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Time Traveler and Purveyor of the Universe's Finest Custom Rolling Pins!

I have a pair of all metal circular saws, one a small SKIL Home Shop 6-1/2"  with steel case,  the other a sears Craftsman 7-1/4, but without the case.    Both run nice, just need to find the right blade for the SKIL sawand the sears sawI do have a green Sabre saw from the 70s, by B&D, but it might be a bit busy to come to the camera right now...

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Planer? I'm the 'planer', and these are what I use...

1947 Delta Unisaw that I use.  I have an 8 inch Craftsman bandsaw that is a late 30s model that is runable but in storage.

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Ron Dudelston
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I had one given to me when I was eight in 1954 by my great grandfather. He was an "old country" trained master cabinet maker. He had a treadle powered scroll saw in his shop but I couldn't use it because it's flywheel was to big and had to much inertia for me to stop it. So he gave me this scroll saw. 

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Dr Bob
X-POW from the 60'S in Cambodia

My oldest is my J. A. Fay Tenoner from the 1860s

Next would be my 36 inch Enterprise Manufacturing Co. band saw. Not exactly sure of it's age but an educated guess would be 1890s

Then my 1905 18 inch Crescent jointer.

If i remember correctly I have restored 21 machines made before 1950.

Shane,

Glad to see they weren't one of the machines to go.

 

Did you get the tenoner heads back?

 

Larry

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I guess mine would have to be the 1948 Delta 10" Tilt Top Table saw/ 6" Joiner Combo.

I haven't started the restoration yet but I am getting closer to being ready to tackle it now that I can move and lift some.

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John Moody
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And each one of those is such an inspiration. Wow you do great work on restoring those machines.

Shane Whitlock said:

My oldest is my J. A. Fay Tenoner from the 1860s

Next would be my 36 inch Enterprise Manufacturing Co. band saw. Not exactly sure of it's age but an educated guess would be 1890s

Then my 1905 18 inch Crescent jointer.

If i remember correctly I have restored 21 machines made before 1950.

Well, unfortunately, the tenoner is one of the machines that's leaving. I have to get it crated this weekend and then shipped off to South Carolina.

Larry Buskirk said:

Shane,

Glad to see they weren't one of the machines to go.

 

Did you get the tenoner heads back?

 

Larry

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Wow I hate that for you, that is such an awesome looking machine now.

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John Moody
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Yeah it's a bummer, but it's going to a good home and will be getting some use. Plus it's freeing up about 8 feet of much needed wall space

John Moody said:

Wow I hate that for you, that is such an awesome looking machine now.

That's gotta hurt, major bummer.
Shane Whitlock said:

Well, unfortunately, the tenoner is one of the machines that's leaving. I have to get it crated this weekend and then shipped off to South Carolina.

Larry Buskirk said:

Darra James 218 scroll saw. The oldest one I've owned was a oak and iron reciprocating pedal powered vertical blade saw that worked  like a band saw.

Well Larry, The oldest machine in my shop is me.

2nd oldest is a yankee screwdriver that came out of my grandfather's machine shed. Heck, it might be OLDER than me.

Even so, it works, which is more than I can say about myself.

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Gene
'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

1942 Delta 17" drill press fully restored is the oldest I currently have. I have about 11 machines built between 1942 and 1965, but my newest machine is a fully restored 1972 PM66 table saw. It's my baby!!!

Pictures, pictures, pictures, we need pictures of those wonderful old machines.

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John Moody
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Early 20's Crescent 8" jointer

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My job is to give my kids things to discuss with their therapist

Okay, here's a set of pictures of a 1920s bench fixture/tool.  Can you tell what is it?  If you've been on our museum tour, you're disqualified!  

I missed the tour again.

I have no idea but it looks cool. I think it is one of those whatyoumacallits.

Ron Southard said:

Okay, here's a set of pictures of a 1920s bench fixture/tool.  Can you tell what is it?  If you've been on our museum tour, you're disqualified!