[Shop-talk] WOW, I never thought I'd say this about Harbor Freight!

[John T. Blair]

At 04:56 AM 10/26/2007 -0700, Doug Braun  wrote:

>That old Sears catalog was interesting!
>
>At the time (1959) their cheapest circular saw was
>$29.95.  Today Sears.com's cheapest circular saw is
>$29.98.  Adjusted for inflation, the 1959 saw would
>cost $207 today!

Doug,

I remember getting my 1st socket set, an Industro 3/8" drive.
It was equivilant to Craftsman at the time.  It was $20 and
it took me a month to save $20.  

and on page 5 of the catalog:

http://roseantiquetools.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/craftsman196
0.pdf

is the 1/2" drive soceket set my parents gave me for my 21 Birthday.


John


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