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Levi Wilder
Fitchburg, MA, U.S.A.
Manufacturer Class: Wood Working Machinery

History

Last Modified: Jan 11 2012 12:27PM by Jeff_Joslin
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Between at least 1898 and 1901—and likely for much longer—Levi Wilder made variety lathes of the Waymoth style. We suspect that he was a successor to Charles W. Wilder.

Advertisement from the May 1898 issue of "The Wood-Worker".

Information Sources

Ad in the May 1898 issue of The Wood-Worker, for a variety lathe.
Ad in the January 1901 issue of The Wood-Worker, for a variety lathe; the ad is identical to the May 1898 ad.

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