Magna Engineering Sanding Disc in Box
I’m sure everyone here has seen plenty of sanding discs in their time working with Shopsmith systems, so there’s nothing much noteworthy about the disc itself. But I was attracted to a recent auction based on this:
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I don’t know that I had ever seen a box for the sanding disc, and if I had, it was likely in tatters - not unexpected after 70-ish years in someone’s barn or workshop. But this one by comparison looked practically new! Heck, the seller even threw in a free sanding disc and a vintage Magna packet of 12” round sandpaper sheets with my purchase of that box!!
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Just kidding on that last part… The seller was listing a [vintage] sanding disc and paper, and my box was the throw-in. I could tell by the way they prepared the box for shipment (despite the fact that at the conclusion of the auction, I immediately requested they NOT alter the vintage packaging in any way):
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It may be a bit hard to make out from the picture, but they SEALED one end of the box with a nice fresh layer of packing tape… :mad: There was also one other condition surprise (presumably from a previous owner?) that the vendor failed to note in the listing:
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But why would you note that?? Who’s going to care about the box condition on a vintage item, right?! :mad: :mad:
As you’re aware if you tune into this thread, I collect a lot of this stuff, and unfortunately this is all too common a tale for me - so discouraging when these items survive for 60-70 years, only to get this treatment now.
