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Word: skilful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1954-1954
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Self-Sharpening Saw. A circular blade for power saws that can be sharpened by merely sawing in reverse gear has been put on the market by Chicago's Skil Corp. Price...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, Oct. 11, 1954 | 10/11/1954 | See Source »

...Such firms as the Rockwell Mfg. Co., DeWalt Inc. and Black & Decker Mfg. Co. have brought out whole lines of better, easier-to-use tools. Black & Decker alone has 150 models, now does a $35,648,000 business annually v. $5,346,000 in 1939. Other firms, such as Skil Corp., Shopmaster, Magma Engineering Co. (TIME, March 29), have brought out portable and stationary power tools to do half a dozen different jobs. Magma Engineering's versatile Shopsmith tool is a complete home workshop, with drill, lathe, saw and sander all rolled into one. Price: $269.50. But the real...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MODERN LIVING: The Shoulder Trade | 8/2/1954 | See Source »

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