Description
Black and white 5 3/4″ x 9″ ad for this Multi-Purpose Unit. The headline claims that “125,000 elect ShopSmith“ and claims this “Complete workshop in single unit outperforms and outsells individual power tools”. The caption under a picture of a man using his unit claims that it costs “Only $189.50” before mentioning that the motor needed is an extra $34.50. The text gives the viewpoints of a variety of different users and offers a 16-page book when sending in the coupon included in the ad.
Source: September 1952 Popular Mechanics.
