Month: May 2010

From Popular Mechanics, August 1926 SARGENT planes will contribute not only to the pride you take in owning and using good tools — but to the improvement of your work as well. These are good planes — two of the finest money will buy. And…

From Popular Mechanics, August 1925 SARGENT PLANES Sargent Steel Block Plane No. 5206 Sargent Auto-Set Bench Plane No.714 THAT’S the first question you should ask when buying a plane. It’s a question that the Sargent cutter of chromium steel answers most satisfactorily. It retains its…

From Popular Mechanics, August 1924 Sargent Auto-Set Bench Plane Sargent Steel Block Plane WHATEVER it is — if it is made of wood and needs smoothing or finishing — one or the other of theses two Sargent Planes insures satisfaction. For heavy work, or where…

From Popular Mechanics, August 1923 Sargent Steel Pocket Plane Sargent Auto-Set Bench Plane Sargent Steel Block Plane PERHAPS it’s a new radio cabinet nearing completion, or it may be only a bureau drawer that’s been sticking! But wahtever it is — if it’s made of…

From Popular Mechanics, April 1927 PERHAPS not in actual dollars and cents, for you may not be paid for the work you do with them. But they pay by saving time and trouble, and in the way they last. Yet these strictly professional tools are…

From Popular Mechanics, April 1925 SARGENT PLANES Sargent Steel Block Plane Sargent Auto-Set Bench Plane SARGENT Planes are beautiful tools — in design, materials and fineness of construction and finish. But the beauty of them that’s most appealing is in the way they do their…

From Popular Mechanics, April 1924 Sargent Steel Block Plane Sargent Auto-Set Bench Plane IN THIS home workshop, radio is king. In fact a goodly number of big and little sets, comparable to expensive commercial types, have gone from this bench into neighboring homes. This young…