Vintage power tools

[brown down]

My in-laws have a farm that’s been in their family for generations. In fact my wife’s great great great great however many greats grandmother came over on the mayflower. They don’t throw anything away. I was dumping stuff I no longer need from my shop to his we got sidetracked talking about all the cool things jammed EVERYWHERE! From tools they used to build the barns 100 plus years ago to something like this. Has anyone ever seen anything like this. I asked him if it was a toy kit for kids but he said that people would use this on job sites. Not sure what use the skill saw would have maybe the jigsaw. Cool nonetheless. They have soo much stuff that old her father said today maybe we should have had the American pickers come here. My wife around about when we started dating had them on the list for the pickers to come but her grandfather in full hoarder fashion put the stops to that

 

[Eric Rorabaugh]

There's some history there. If those tools could talk. Thanks for sharing.

 

[JonathanH]

I love history & vintage tools.

 

[DLJeffs]

That baby skill saw is cute. I guess there's a separate motor /driver somewhere? Or you use a drill motor?

 

[brown down]

That baby skill saw is cute. I guess there's a separate motor /driver somewhere? Or you use a drill motor?

All have a ¼ drive to hook a drill up to
Them! That skill saw isn’t very sharp might cut trim! Maybe

 

[Nature Man]

That's a museum in the making! Wow! Some super vintage tools! Chuck

 

[2feathers Creative Making]

The saw is a moderately common yard sale/thrift store find in these parts. I didn't realize the jigsaw was available. Much like the shop Smith, the concept was cool, the reality, not so much.

 

[brown down]

Any idea when these were made? Everytime I go into their tool barn I look up in the rafters for stuff. When he was showing me this I saw hanging upwards of 100 handsaws from all different kinds! They showcase a lot of their antique tools but man the stuff that is hidden and has been hidden for decades makes you wonder.

 

[T. Ben]

I have a jig saw like that,probably not as old.

 

[JustAnotherGuy]

Do you have any band saw sitting somewhere?