Originally Posted by
Cari-in-Oly
The 201-2 was introduced in the 30s and does not have plastic gears it has a fiber gear...
Those fiber gears are plastic, related to bakelite, bexit, melamin, I think they called it textolite. By 1950 nylon had become more common, a polymer plasic of various origin, usually petroleum. The 201 in general was at least introduced in 1928. Does anyone know the gear set-up on the 101? It has the potted motor at least.