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21,720
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Oct. 05, 1858
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Improved machine for planing wood
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C. B. Cottrell |
Westerly, RI |
This planer appears to be an ancestor of the Delta Uniplane: the vertical disk-shaped cutter head has knives on the edge of its face that shave the stock as it is fed parallel to the face of the rotating disk. |
24,078
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May. 17, 1859
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Improved feeding device for planing-machines
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C. B. Cottrell |
Westerly, RI |
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51,522
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Dec. 12, 1865
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Improvement in pumps
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C. A. Stillman |
Westerly, RI |
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