shopsmith mark V

markflow · Post by **markflow** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:01 pm

Hi everyone I went out today and bought myself another shopsmith mark V this one is the tan , golden color....serial number 367526 can someone plz tell me the year of it....I still have my other shopsmith also with I think I will restore it all over since its a 1954

really liking the shopsmith and loving this forum ...thanks everyone

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:06 pm

markflow wrote:Hi everyone I went out today and bought myself another shopsmith mark V this one is the tan , golden color....serial number 367526 can someone plz tell me the year of it....I still have my other shopsmith also with I think I will restore it all over since its a 1954 really liking the shopsmith and loving this forum ...thanks everyone

I would say Aug/Sept 1960.

Check here.http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/faq/markv.htm

markflow · Post by **markflow** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:24 pm

Thank you Dusty....

76winger · Post by **76winger** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 9:35 pm

Aren't those the ones that were originally sold by Montgomery Wards stores?

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 10:36 pm

Bad link Dusty.

ALL the model 10 and Mark 5(greenies/Goldies/early smooth Grays) were sold by Montgomery Ward. Those were manufactured by Magna Engineering, Yuba Power Products, and Magna American prior to the Shopsmith Inc. involvement in the late 1970's.

I believe your unit was manufactured by Yuba and was a Gilmer drive with a 3/4 hp motor and 1 7/8" od bench tubes.

371347 was the last 'Gilmer' by Yuba.

My 377425 was a 1963 poly-v by Magna American.

reible · Post by **reible** » Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:28 pm

Links are:

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/serialnumber.htm

and

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/faq/markv.htm

Bookmark them for easy reference.

Ed