"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:32:10 -0800, Jon Anderson
wrote:

Thought I'd share some scans with those not totally engrossed in
prepping for Armageddon...

Machinery ads were scanned from the October 1953 issue of Machine
and
Tool Blue Book.

1953 is about the average vintage of the machine tools in my shop. The
newest is a 1965 South Bend. The lever-operated bench mills may be WW1
veterans and one Jacobs chuck is stamped 1902. Even my Eclipse Rocket
lawnmower is from the mid 1950's.