Tool Talk
Classic Power Tools => Classic Power Tools => Topic started by: john k on May 08, 2012, 07:01:49 PM
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PIcked this up at an estate sale on Saturday morning. Virtually no tools there, but this caught my eye outside on a table. From the photo, am guessing early 1960s, General Electric combo, 1/4in. drill, 3/8in. drill, jigsaw, and sander. Even the drill bit case has GE on it. What is different about this, is the gear head from the drill comes off by loosening 3 captive screws. The saw and orbital sander attach right to the power head with screws. The drill is quiet, and smooth, and the accessories all work, showing some sign of usage. In the original metal box, for wall hanging, was medium blue, repainted to a dull green. From the photo it looks like a 7 in. saw was available too. Thought it was pretty interesting and in very good condition. Would anybody else here have picked it up for $20?
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I paid $5 for a 60s crafty sander over the weekend - and it was "just" a sander with no jigsaw or drill and no case :(
So YES, I would have paid $20 for yours.
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Oh...Ron is going to be *so* jealous....
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I would have grabbed it!
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20 bucks???
You suck and you know you suck big green bazoons, who are we kidding here??
heeheheheheheeh
That is just really cool. I love the graphics. 1962, has to be!
Probably cost $100 then too, which would be like a thousand now so I bet there aren't many more around at all. Especially complete with the box.
Does the 1/4" spin faster than the 3/8"?
yours Scott
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GE tried to make a big splash in power tools in the early 60's. It fizzled. I have most of a GE Workshop. The photo is from Vintage Machinery. Mine has had the tube cut off a few inches from the base. It was a mercy buy at a garage sale a couple years ago. He was going to landfill it if I didn't buy it for $10. I use it as my power wire brush. I also have the table saw and I use the base table for a tool display. I never saw the power hand tool before. Very cool.
(http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb373/johnsironsanctuary/GE2WEB.jpg)
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>Would anybody else here have picked it up for $20?
In a New York second! Same goes for the GE Workshop!
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John K - you got yourself a fine deal. Yes, I'd have picked it up, and quickly, too. Rusty - you're absolutely right; I'm jealous. I've never seen one of these, though I had a boss whose mother had bought him a set when she worked at GE. It apparently went missing during a move some time back. He offered to sell it to me, if he could find it, but it never turned up.
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I would of picked it up as well. Not a bad price.