Saw, jig
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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRIC/ATTACHMENT/PORTABLE
- DATE
- 1960–1969
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1989.0326.001
- MANUFACTURER
- ROTEX CO.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Dallas, Texas, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 5
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CARDSTOCK BOX/ METAL SAW, BLADES &SCREW-DRIVERS/ PAPER ENVELOPE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 18.5 cm
- Width
- 13.5 cm
- Height
- 9.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Industrial Technology
- Category
- Tools-Machine
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- ROTEX
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Texas
- City
- Dallas
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY FROM 1960'S TO 1980'S
- Canada
-
TYPE SAMPLE - Function
-
USED TO SAW STRAIGHT, CURVED OR IRREGULAR CUTS IN WOOD, METAL, PLASTICS, LEATHER, COMPOSITION ETC. MEANT TO BE ATTACHED TO AN ELECTRIC HAND DRILL WHICH IS USED AS A POWER SOURCE. WOULD BE USED FOR SMALL TASKS. - Technical
-
SMALL PORTABLE SAW ATTACHMENT FOR AN ELECTRIC HAND DRILL WHICH CONVERTS THE ROTARY ACTION OF THE DRILL TO THE FORWARD & BACK MOTION OF A SAW. THUS ADDING TO THE VERSATILITY OF THE SMALL HAND DRILL - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 SAW: NO MARKINGS/.2 SCREW DRIVERS: NO MARKINGS/ PRINTING ON CARTON READS IN PART; 'Catalog No. B-22/ ROTO/ Sabre Saw/ for any electric drill/ PORTABLE POWERFUL/ $11.95/ OILITE BEARINGS THROUGHOUT/ SAWS ALL/ TYPES WOOD/ AND METAL/ FOR DECORATIVE/ OR SCROLL CUTTING/ FOR FILING AND BURRING/ METALS WHEN FITTED/ WITH 4" BASTARD OR/ MILL FILE/ 837 W. DAVIS ROTEX COMPANY DALLAS, TEXAS'/ PRINTING ON BLADE ENVELOPE READS IN PART: 'MAPLE LEAF SAWS/ JIG SAW BLADES MADE IN CANADA BY/ SHURLY-DIETRICH-ATKINS CO LTD/ Galt, Ont. Vancouver, B.C.'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- SAW- GREEN HAMELIN FINISH/ BOX: RED, WHITE & BLACK/ ENVELOPE: BROWN WITH BLUE PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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ROTEX CO., Saw, jig, between 1960–1969, Artifact no. 1989.0326, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1989.0326.001/
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