The 1960s Cummins Portable Power Tool Catalog This is a brief intro to the pdf version of a 1960s Cummins Catalog, the most heavily used file on my website. Images and descriptions of sleek, art-deco-styled chrome-clad portable electric saw, drills, saber saws, orbital sanders, and accessories, all made to last. I only wish that I had more manufacturer's catalogs of this vintage, because I would quickly upload them to my servers so that people worldwide would have access to material that, otherwise, is unavailable. Please Send Me Your Vintage Portable Power Tool Catalogs/Manuals If you have vintage portable power tool catalogs and/or manuals, you can help in this service by getting in touch –
[email protected] – and arrange with me for the creation of a pdf. Below is an image of my 1950s 1/2-inch portable drill, sold by the – now-defunct – national mail order firm, Montgomery-Ward, but – as you can see on pages 8 and 9 of the Cummins catalog – identical to the the Cummins portable drill. At the time, both Sears Roebuck and Montgomery Ward sold products bearing their respective labels, but products made for them by a large array of manufacturers. Cummins was the M-W manufacturer of this drill. With pleasure I use this drill in my shop frequently. A powerful hand-operated power tool – operating at about 550 rpms – with a two-step metal drill bit, you can drill accurate holes in almost any metal, which means that – with cheap recycled aluminum – you can make all sorts of jigs for your shop or even fabricate outdoor furniture and other accessories.