These provide an interesting window into the business of an independent Shopsmith dealer back in 10-ER days - and some of the items Magna would provide (in most cases, for a price) to support their sales efforts.
Brochures
Publication reprints
Trademark logos in paper and cloth
Shop coat with insignia (perhaps like the lab coat I picked up recently)
Display panel
Ad mats (I’ve got one of these I’ll share later for those unfamiliar)
Even filmed advertising for TV spots (hard to believe local retailers would try TV advertising in the early 1950s - I’m sure TV ownership was still pretty limited back then…). Maybe Russ Chapman has a copy of “Magna Movie No. 1”!
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John Dalton
Massachusetts
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1948 10E, S/N 5052 (restored)
1950 10ER, S/N 26473 (restored)
1952 10ER, S/N 51721 (restored as dedicated drill press)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263334 (functionally restored)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263705 (restored/PowerPro)
c1959 Mark 2, S/N 81940 (undergoing restoration)
jpdalton wrote: ↑Wed Apr 06, 2022 5:52 pm
What’s also interesting to me is what the staffer is wearing in the booth - a lab coat with dark collar, belt, and cuffs, with the Shopsmith logo.
I acquired a copy of the Western Machinery article reprint recently, and admittedly it’s the first time I’ve ever looked at the article in detail. It had a couple of additional examples of the lab coat I recently acquired (or at least a similar style) being worn in the factory during production. I guess lab coats were part of the corporate uniform back in that era, even in a manufacturing environment.
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John Dalton
Massachusetts
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1948 10E, S/N 5052 (restored)
1950 10ER, S/N 26473 (restored)
1952 10ER, S/N 51721 (restored as dedicated drill press)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263334 (functionally restored)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263705 (restored/PowerPro)
c1959 Mark 2, S/N 81940 (undergoing restoration)
Goldie(Bought New SN 377425)/4" jointer/6" beltsander/12" planer/stripsander/bandsaw/powerstation /Scroll saw/Jig saw /Craftsman 10" ras/Craftsman 6" thicknessplaner/ Dayton10"tablesaw(restoredfromneighborstrashpile)/ Mark VII restoration in 'progress'/ 10E[/size](SN E3779) restoration in progress, a 510 on the back burner and a growing pile of items to be eventually returned to useful life. - aka Red Grange
Understandably, I’ve come across very few Mark 2 artifacts - the system wasn’t sold for very long, and that reflects in the number of Mark 2-specific accessories that were sold with them. So, this is pretty unusual…
Like everything about the Mark 2, it’s very cheaply made compared to anything from the Mark 5 family. It’s very thin, stamped sheet metal, and it came in a nondescript paper envelope harkening back to the packaging of table inserts from 10-ER days. I have a Mark 2 that’s undergoing restoration, so I’ll have a chance to use this down the road.
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John Dalton
Massachusetts
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1948 10E, S/N 5052 (restored)
1950 10ER, S/N 26473 (restored)
1952 10ER, S/N 51721 (restored as dedicated drill press)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263334 (functionally restored)
1954 Mark 5, S/N 263705 (restored/PowerPro)
c1959 Mark 2, S/N 81940 (undergoing restoration)
Nice collection of Model 10 stuff. You have items both in the early gray boxes and the later yellowish boxes. I see you have a set of the Jig Saw files in the box which is a rarer find.
Darren and John,
If you check my thread here on the Community Page titled Shopsmith Model 10's What When and Where on page 10 you will see information on the "other" Table Raisers like yours above. One I have, shown in the picture there, is like both of yours but has a set screw instead of a knob while the other one has a different collar. A third one I have not pictured in the other thread is the same as both of yours.
Russ
Mark V completely upgraded to Mark 7
Mark V 520
All SPT's & 2 Power Stations
Model 10ER S/N R64000 first one I restored on bench w/ metal ends & retractable casters.
Has Speed Changer, 4E Jointer, Jig Saw with lamp, a complete set of original accessories & much more.
Model 10E's S/N's 1076 & 1077 oldest ones I have restored. Mark 2 S/N 85959 restored. Others to be restored.
Here is probably the rarest of the Model 10 items. It is an original preliminary Model 10E owners manual. These were presumably shipped with the first 250 units Magna sent to Montgomery Wards. This is the only original copy anyone here has ever seen. I uploaded a scanned copy to Vintage Machinery years ago. The restored preliminary manual Everett Davis has on his Google drive was made from this manual.
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John & Mary Burger
Eagle's Lair Woodshop
Hooper, UT
If you check my thread here on the Community Page titled Shopsmith Model 10's What When and Where on page 10…
Russ,
It always amazes me how many items you have previously covered (in depth) that I have yet to see. Your discipline and research is a true asset to this forum, current users, and future users to come. Thanks for all the work/time you spend, as I have benefited greatly by many of your posts.