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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO; Ferguson, MO; Paris, TN
Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type: Grinder, Bench
Machine Size: 6" x ¾" x ½"
Submitted By: Brian Kachadurian
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: 113.6604 (aka 99-6604)
Date of Manufacturer: Est. Mid-to-Late 1960s
Serial Number: none
Last Updated 10/3/2011 7:26:36 AM

Comments:
>>HISTORY<<
Craigslist find September 2011.
Purchased from a gentleman in Southfield Michigan. Originally was his father's (now deceased).
No further info.

>>MACHINE<<
Craftsman 6" x ¾" x ½" ball bearing belt driven bench grinder.
Cast iron body and guards, with stamped steel tool rests.
Originally a King-Seeley/Central-Specialty design that was picked up by Emerson.
Appears to have had little use. Only indication of running is a light polish on the pulley.
The sale also included what appears to be a vintage Century appliance motor.
Included in the original box with the grinder:
-Instruction sheet
-Emerson quality inspection slip
-Unused tool rests in shipping bag
-Gates V-belt
-Craftsman 6" x ¾" x ½" 70-grit M-grade aluminum oxide wheel (possibly original to grinder)
-Craftsman 6" x 1" x 1" with bushing 100-grit N-grade aluminum oxide replacement wheel
-New in package Craftsman red rouge polishing compound
-New in package Black & Decker wire wheel
-New in package Montgomery Ward spiral sewn buffing wheel

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Comments: Box contents
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Comments: No doubt about its origin
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Comments: Box label
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Comments: Quality Control slip
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Comments: Unused tool rests in shipping bag
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Comments: Note "0" is blanked out of p/n source code in casting
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