Those of us of a certain age remember Ungar wood burning kits. Very little information is available about this company, other than it is now merged with Weller and both are are brand names of the mighty Cooper Tools (now the Apex Tools Group) which bought Weller in 1970. At the time this instruction booklet was printed, Ungar was part of Eldon Industries, whose parent company made toys (using the slogan, "Just for the fun of it!") out of Hawthorne California (which was also home to Mattel). Eldon Industries was acquired by Rubbermaid (now Newell Rubbermaid) in 1990.
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i found a Eldon Design-A-Matic Wood burning set. it unfortunetly is missing some of the burning tips. But otherwise complete.
If any one knows where i might finds tips or an alternative tool please email me
Thellaurin
My Dad used to work for Ungar. He worked there from 1964 until they moved the company out of California in 1992, when he retired. Since Ungar was a division of Eldon Industries, ( toy manufacturer) they made the soldering irons that went into their wood burning kits. We had several of them when I was a child. I think my brother’s and I learned how to properly handle and use a soldering iron by the time we were 10 or maybe younger. Obviously with supervision. I can still remember the smell of the burning wood. Eventually, before leaving California, Ungar moved to Buena Park California. My Dad was made the offer to move with the company but did not want to move away from his family, he knew no one in the Carolinas where they relocated to. He worked for Ungar for 29 years and was the only company he worked for after our family relocated to California from KCMO in 1964. He said that it was a good company to work for.
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