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An early model of the scroll saw, called the "constant tension saw," was invented by Helmut Abel of Germany in 1874. The crank operated scroll saw was invented by Carl Moberg of Chicago in 1921. The modern day electric scroll saw was developed in the late 1930s based on this model.
Source:
Great American Scrollsaw Patterns: The History of the Scrollsaw
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