Interesting find

[vykus]

I found this at a local consignment shop. It is labeled as a jig saw but I thought you guys would find it interesting. As you can see it is belt driven but does not come with a corresponding motor. The belt is so short I'm not even sure where you would put the motor. Have any of you seen one of these before, do you have more info? For some reason there was not a price tag on it but knowing the price structure there I would say $10-15. I don't think I would buy it, I have no use for it, I just thought you guys might find it interesting.   

[Jim Finn]

I see it was made in Milwaukee.  I grew up near there and familiar with "Osters" the manufacturing company.   I used a saw like this in shop class in the early fifties.  We called it a Jig saw.  I think this was before hand held "jig saws" became available. I would not buy this saw either.  Blades are quite thick.

[LarryEA]

I looked.  

I would call it $5.00 scrap metal.

[Doug]

Matt

 

Here is a little more.  It seems Mr. Oster's enduring legacy was to purchase another company and re brand a liquifying blender under the Oster name and then sell to Sunbeam.  All in your home state.

 

http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=16249

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Oster_Manufacturing_Company

 

https://sites.google.com/site/kitchenmuseum/home/manufacturers-2/john-oster

[DWSUDEKUM]

I have something like that.  It is a Duncan made here in the US and is the predecessor of Craftsman.

 

DW

[terrylee]

You know it could come in handy for a quick cut on something,I  give 5. for it,if I get motor for it   

[rjR]

If you have a motor and it is cheap enough; why not?

 

 

I think it was made to be mounted and the belt with was just put along! Not the belt that belongs.

 

Mount and then mount motor where it works out the best-- then see the local (ACE) or similar store for a decent priced belt of a usable length.

[amazingkevin]

It's a large scroll saw even though the tag says  jig saw..The blade attaches top and bottom and the top chamber is spring loaded for tension.I had a similar one but leaked oil bad.

[spirithorse]

I think it is a cool vintage piece of machinery and the history fascinates me.

Too bad the pic supplied with the original post and the pic supplied by Doug didn't show a blade inserted.

 

Thanks for sharing and God Bless! Spirithorse

[WayneMahler]

This has more valule as an atique then a usable saw. With out the motor it not worth very much.

[Savannah Scroller]

COOL! I love old tools. Have anyone of you ever seem a Hedgeclipper which needs a drill to run it? I have one made by Craftman

[Kepy]

This is a scrolling jigsaw that was a forerunner of our current scroll saws.  I had an old Delta that was similar and it worked fine, although the spring that pulls the blade was hard on blades.  It wasn't really designed for the really fine blades like we use today.  Using anything smaller than a #7 would be difficult.  I did a lot of cutting on it before getting my first scroll saw.

[JustLarry]

Here is link to the 441 with motor attached.  Noticed one of these, also less motor, sold on E-Bay this March for $25.00.

 

http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=3952

 

You can do a Google search on Oster Jigsaw and see lots more info.

 

Larry

[OCtoolguy]

I was going to suggest that maybe it was a part of the Shopsmith family but you folks have made me think  otherwise. It just looks like an attachment for a Shopsmith.

 

Ray