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Manufacturers Index - Parker-Allen Industries, Inc.
History
Last Modified: May 21 2014 8:42PM by Jeff_Joslin
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In the early 1950s, this company made the "Powermaster" benchtop tablesaw with stamped steel top and 6-inch blade. The saw appears to be of dreadful quality. We have also seen a combination machine that included a sander and a drill press.


Advertisement from the February 1954 "Popular Science"

Information Sources

  • Ad in May 1951 issue of Popular Mechanics, forwarded to us by Ed Nett.
  • Ad in February 1954 Popular Science.
  • Ad in September 17 1955 Life magazine.
  • A 1963 issue of Consumer Reports had a small news item, available in Snippet View through Google Books:
    Parker-Allen Industries, Inc., of Chicago agreed to a consent order forbidding it to include misrepresentations as to composition, quality, quantity, usual price, or availability in the advertising material it provides to retailers who ...