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10,227
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Nov. 15, 1853
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Machine for dressing staves
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Joseph D. Elliot |
Leicester, MA |
This machine was featured on the front page of the 1854-03-18 issue of Scientific American. "The inventor represents the machine to be capable of dressing 300 to 400 staves per hour with the labor of one man." |