Sears Source List Sears Roebuck & Company
LISTING OF SOURCES BY SOURCE NUMBER For many products, Sears Roebuck used the first three numbers of the Model Number (usually followed by a decimal point) to indicate the actual manufacturer of the product. For instance 500.49828 is an engine built by Briggs & Stratton.
The following is a partial list of such numbers. Any additions to the list would be appreciated.
(Note) Many Thanks to John McCarter, Ronald Hasselback, James B. Ricci, Coleen Johnson, and other's for supplying us with source codes and links.
001 Stevens
002 Lemont Industries
071 Agri-Fab Corp
093 Ametek
002 Lemont Industries
101 Atlas Press Co.
102 Walker Turner
103 Sarlo Power Mower Inc.
106 Whirlpool
108 Covel Mfg. Co.
109 AA Engineering
110 Whirlpool
111 Watson Mfg Co.
112 Parks Tool Co. (Woodworking equipment)
113 Emerson Electric Co. http://www.emersonelectric.com/
114 Pioneer Gen-E-Motor
115 Rixon
116 Matsushita
119 Frigidaire
121 Dille & McGuire
122 Blair Mfg.
123 Yard-Man
128 E.T. Rugg
129 Mono Mfg. Co
131 Rally/Roper Lawn (American Yard Prod.)
133 American Yard Products
135 Skil/Bosch
136 Toro Mfg. Co http://www.toro.com/
137 Rexon
139 Chamberlain
143 Tecumseh (Lauson Power Prod. Co.)
144 Trane
145 Country Manufacturing http://www.countrymfg.com/
147 Village Blacksmith (Div. of McGraw Edison)
149 Amt
150 White Consolidated
153 State Industries
155 Preway
160 Wisconsin Magneto
161 Nakajima
171 Vermont American
174 Caloric
175 Bissell
176 Murata
180 Lambert Corp.
187 White Consolidated
190 Pioneer
198 Whirlpool
202 Gannon Mfg. Co.
204 Iona
214 Bissell
216 Phonemate
217 Eska Outboards http://home.earthlink.net/~brixent/
219 MTD http://www.mtdproducts.com/
222 Panasonic Video/Audio
225 Outboard by Chrysler/Force
233 Broan
234 Beard-Poulon & Lazy Boy
235 Ingersoll Rand
241 Fimco
244 Mfg prefix is for Kal Equipment. http://www.kalequip.com/index.php
247 MTD-Modern Tool and Die (not MID)
250 J.I. Case
253 Gibson (now Frigidare)
256 Emerson Electric
257 Allegretti & Co. & Paramount
264 Emerson Electric
268 Brother International
271 Kioritz Corp. - Echo
274 RCA
278 GE
281 Electro-Aire
283 Thomas Industries
289 Sharp
291 American Lawn Mower
292 Lennox
294 Tunturi
302 IBM
304 Funai
306 Belsaw
312 GTE
315 Ryan
316 Ryobi
317 Makita
319 Hand Tools International
329 Inventa
330 Apple
328 McLane
329 Ametek
334 Commodore
335 Amana
336 Electrolux
340 Necchi
342 York
351 Colovos Co.
253 White Consolidated
355 Roper Outdoor
358 Beaird - Poulan, Inc.
359 Bolens Products Div. http://www.troybilt.com/
362 General Electric
363 General Electric
365 US Lawn
366 Koss Eletronics
367 AT&T
372 Zeus Generator Co.
374 Diversified Products
378 Omark (Oregon)
380 Moto-Mower, Inc./Subsidiary of Dura Corp.
385 Jamac
387 White Rodgers
390 King-O-Lawn
401 Bissell
410 John Bean Food Mach. & Chem.
415 Char Broil
417 Stover Engine Works
426 Parker Sweeper
445 Melmer
452 AT&T
457 Code-A-Phone
459 Technics
464 GE
471 Bionaire
472 Dremel
473 Quincy Compressor
474 Sony
476 Coleman
480 Bose
484 Airtemp
486 Agri-Fab http://www.agri-fab.com/
490 Indiana Steel
498 Didier Mfg. Co.
500 Briggs & Stratton Corp. http://www.briggsandstratton.com/
502 Murray Ohio http://www.murrayinc.com
509 Payne
517 Homelite/Jacobsen
521 E Z Rake Co.
523 MGM Technology
534 Clausing Lathe (Former Atlas Press Co.)
536 Western Tool & Stamping (Before AMF Lawn & Garden Div.)
538 AMF and or Murray
549 Midwest Ind
552 Cobra
562 Toshiba
564 Sanyo
565 Sanyo
566 Packard Bell
568 Panasonic
571 Elgin (West Bend Outboard Co. 1946-1963)
572 Dremel
574 Elgin (Scott-McCulloch/Scott Atwater)
575 Sharp
576 D & M (now Frigidaire)
580 Generac Corporation http://www.generac.com/
582 Clinton Engine Co.
583 Remington/Desa
586 Panasonic Office Equip.
587 White Consolidated
596 Amana
604 Digital Equipment Co.
610 Ohio Steel Fabrication http://www.ohiosteel.com/
613 Consolidated Technologies
619 Arps Corp.
620 Enviro-Research
621 Bryant
622 Kelvinator
625 Ecodyne
626 Magnavox (Philips)
628 White Consolidated
629 Jenn-Air
636 Echo
639 King-O-Lawn
640 Cerwin Vega
647 Roper
651 O.M.C. Dist. (also Standard Eng.)
654 Mott
663 Air Cap Industries
665 Whirlpool
666 Kitchenaid
668 Echowater
678 Vac Appliances, LTD
680 Generac
683 Philco (Italy)
704 Royal
705 Canon
716 H.H.Scott/Emerson
719 Tappan
721 LG Electronics
723 Yamaha
733 Fairbanks Morse http://www.fairbanksmorse.com/
739 Onan http://www.onan.com/
745 0 & R Engines
747 Litton
757 Brinly-Hardy Co., Inc. http://www.brinly.com/
758 Emerson Electric
761 Whirlpool
767 Marvel
768 Technics (Matsushita)
769 Mercury Clutch Division
773 Marantz
775 Johnson
778 Comet Industries
785 General Power (Magna America Corp.)
789 DefiAnce
790 Frigid Ire
791 Tappan
793 Ford
798 Speed King
809 AMF
815 Daewoo
831 Welso Inc/U.T.S.
832 Xerox
835 Roper
840 Friedrich
842 Haban Mfg.
846 Epson
850 Whirlpool (Chambers?)
854 White Farm Equipment Corp. (formerly Oliver) http://www.mtdproducts.com/
855 ILG
860 Eureka Company
864 Zenith
867 Climette
871 Smith Corona
879 Rheem/Rudd
900 Black and Decker http://www.blackanddecker.com/
911 General Electric
917 Roper Corp. (American Yard Prod.) http://www.frigidaire.com/
919 DeVilbiss
922 Original Tractor Cab Co. http://www.simpletractors.com/sponsors/OTC%20_ad2.htm
923 Hewlett Packard
934 Century Mfg Co.
937 Sunbeam (now Air Cap Ind.)
950 Laser (V-TECH)
960 Caloric
973 Ryobi
987 Troy Bilt/Garden Way
988 Kubota
989 McCullogh
990 Ford
991 Lawnboy
2018 Furnas Electric (Reversing Switch)
7075 Prestolite Battery
7287 Emerson Electric
7296 Emerson Electric
Several source codes makes referance to more than one manufacture with the list above. I'm listing these here as they may be of some help to you.
103 Roper
103 King Seeley
106 Tate Mfg. Co.
109 Double A Products
110 Kitchenaid
110 Synero
114 Royal
143 Fisher
143 SFS Corp. (Sanyo/Fisher)
174 Soundesign
175 Ryobi
253 White Westinghouse
278 Roper
281 White Rodgers
315 Ryobi
315 Ryobi (not made in USA)
316 Ryobi (made in USA)
334 Dwyer
401 Samsung
473 Hoover
484 Climatrol
484 Comfort Bay
484 Crest
484 Crosley
484 Fedders
484 Galaxy Bay
484 Hampton Bay
484 Hunter
484 J.C.Penny
484 Marta
484 Montgomery Ward
484 PROTON
484 Regent-Aire
484 Singer
484 SSMSC, INC.
484 Summit
484 Synco
486 Imperail
542 Clark Mfg., Co., Decatur, Georgia (Possible)
566 Sanyo
580 Goldstar
587 Frigidare
610 Yukon
628 Frigidare
629 Kelvinator
629 Williams Furnace
651 Speed Queen
665 JVC
716 Motorola
721 Goldstar
757 Emerson Electric
757 Imperail
757 Marvel
757 Northland
867 Heil-Quaker
867 Keeprite
867 Tempstar
867 Zonaire
900 DeWalt
900 Elu
911 Roper
917 Frigidare
934 Funai
934 Hitachi
Some additional sources, taken from "The Sears Silvertone Catalogs 1930 - 1942" by Mark V Stein
These are manufacturers of Silvertone radios. Note that there is a lot of reused of source numbers.
100 Stewart-Warner corpChicago
101 Colonial Radio Corp (formerly King Quality products)Buffalo, NY
102 Majestic Radio & Television corp. (formerly Case Electric
corp)Marion, IN
103 EmersonRadio & Phonograph Corp. New York
104 Phonovision Corp (formerly Corona Radio & Television corp)Chicago
105 Continental radio & Television (Later renamed Admiral Radio &
Television)Chicago
106 Electrical Research Lab Inc. (formerly Sentinel Radio corp)Chicago
107 Howard Radio corp.Chicago
108 Automatic Radio Mfg co. Boston, MA
109 Detrola Radio corp.Detroit
110 Air King Products co.Brooklyn, NY
113 Mission-Bell Radio Mfg co.LA, CA
114 Pioneer GEN-E-MOTOR corp (Pincor)Chicago
115 Parris-Dunn
116 Electro-AcousricFt Wayne, IN
117 Grigsby-Grunow Radio corp (Grunow)Chicago
118 Wholesale Radio Service co. (Lafayette)New York
119 Automatic Radio corp Minneapolis, MN
120 Sterling Manufacturing coCleveland
121 Zenith Radio corpChicago
122 Warwick Radio Manufacturing coChicago
123 Crosley Distributing coChicago
124 Operadio Mfg coSt. Charles, IL
125 Universal Battery co.Chicago
126 RCA Mfg co (RCA Victor)Camden, NJ
127 Continental Motor co.Chicago
128 Crowe Nameplate & Mfg co.Chicago
129 Jackson Products
132 Noblitt-Sparks Ind, inc. (Arvin)Columbus, IN
133 International Radio corp. (Kadette)Ann Arbor, MI
134 Wilcox-Gay corp.Charlotte, MI
135 Sonora Radio & Television corp.Chicago
137 Conley
138 Erwood Sound Equipt co.
139 General Transformer, New York
141 Air King Products co.Brooklyn, NY
