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Gesner Machine Co.
Hamden, CT, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Sep 22 2010 3:46PM by Jeff_Joslin
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This company made heavy-duty radial arm saws from the early 1950s. In 1952-1953 Carleton Peck Gesner and Edwin E. Gesner received five patents between them for radial arm saws. None of those patents were explicitly assigned to Gesner Machine Co., but the drawings match the Gesner machines we have seen. In 1952 tablesaw guard patent was granted to a Fred Reynolds and assigned to this company.

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