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878,649
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Feb. 11, 1908
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Sanding, abrading, or polishing machines
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William Judson Maddox |
Jamestown, NY |
"This invention relates to machines for sanding, smoothing or polishing plane or substantially plane surfaces, such, for instance, as table tops, the invention being more particularly applicable in machines of that type wherein an abrading or sanding material is carried by an endless belt running on suitable pulleys and having means for pressing the belt into contact with the work intermediate the supporting pulleys."
Seen in ads for Maddox Machine Co., e.g., in the April 1914 issue of "Woodcraft". |