Raymond DeWalt

Raymond Elmer DeWalt (October 9, 1885 – May 8, 1961) invented the radial arm saw in 1922. In 1924, he founded DeWALT Products Company in Leola, Pennsylvania, to manufacture and sell the “Wonder-Worker” (his name for the radial arm saw). He was born in Oakland, Pennsylvania and died in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "deaths in Nation". Bridgeport Post. May 9, 1961. p. 33. Retrieved August 22, 2014 – via Newspapers.com.


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