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Classic Power Tools => Classic Power Tools => Topic started by: skipskip on June 06, 2012, 07:41:33 PM

Title: WardWay motor
Post by: skipskip on June 06, 2012, 07:41:33 PM

this came from  my radio arm saw listed elsewhere.


(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8005/7346776140_f335c09381_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/7346776140/)
JUN 017 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/7346776140/) by skipskip (http://www.flickr.com/people/skipskip/), on Flickr

the typeface seems to match ads from the 20's


(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8153/7346775866_98c4524ff9_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/7346775866/)
JUN 019 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/skipskip/7346775866/) by skipskip (http://www.flickr.com/people/skipskip/), on Flickr

Title: Re: WardWay motor
Post by: rusty on June 06, 2012, 07:52:17 PM

You know, when I first saw it peeking out from the radio, I thought 'washing machine motor', sure enough, wardway was a washing machine brand/co in 1929....

One of the first that 'gyrated' ...lol

Found Very little other info tho :(

Title: Re: WardWay motor
Post by: skipskip on June 06, 2012, 08:17:21 PM

Interesting...

I found an ad for Wardway washers on a page for Montgomery Wards, so I assumed.........

Wardway was a captive brand of Wards


here it is:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19330317&id=2dFXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6fQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2576,3474083


Dated 1933 tho.

Title: Re: WardWay motor
Post by: rusty on June 07, 2012, 06:39:51 PM

heh, $5 down, $5/mo, comes with a sturdy electric motor...LOL!