1950 McCulloch ad

[MudgeHollowBeaver]

found this ad in a 1950 Popular Science magazine.... looks like a 77cc model 325
At $295 USD (1950 dollars) this would translate to approx $3850 USD in 2024 dollars per online inflation calculators

 

[pioneerguy600]

Only 25 lbs, a lightweight back then.

 

[cscltd]

And people today think $295. Is way too expensive for a chain saw.
Power equipment is the least profitable item compared to what it takes to design, manufacture and assemble for what it is sold for imo.

 

[Puffie40]

I understand the 3-25 series of saws was the first McColloch saws to use a Diaphram carburator - hence the point that it can cut in any direction. Previous saws used float carburetors and required the engine to stay upright at all times. That was why the two-man chainsaws had pivots so the bar could be rotated 90 degrees for falling.