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George Gilbert
Westville, CT; New Haven, CT

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Title: 1848 Ad - Stave jointer
Source: Scientific American. / Volume 3, Issue 37, p. 391; June 3, 1848. This ad run every issue until the 26 August issue.
Insert Date: 5/11/2004 3:18:39 PM

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When it says "will dress 126 hogshead or 170 barrel staves per hour, with one horse power", they literally mean one four-footed equine running on a treadmill.
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