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Manufactured/Badged by:
Eyster & Stouffer
Chambersburg, PA
True Manufacturer:
Eyster & Stouffer
,
Chambersburg, PA
Machine Specifications
Machine Class:
Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:
Band Saw
Machine Size:
32"
Submitted By:
Jeff Joslin
Machine Specifications
Description/Model:
32" wood frame bandsaw
Date of Manufacturer:
1864 (approx)
Serial Number:
Last Updated
5/29/2011 3:47:01 PM
Comments:
This is perhaps the oldest known American-made bandsaw. It turned up in 2009 and was ultimately purchased by one of our members. The writing on it says, "EYSTER & STOUFFER / Proprietors / & / Manufacturers / Chambersburg, Pa., / SULLENBERGER'S / Patent Mar. 19th / 1861". That patent is notable for being the very earliest patent for a ship's bandsaw, i.e., a tilting blade bandsaw. This saw, however, is not a ship's saw.
The saw is pretty much original except for the table itself, which had been replaced with a piece of plywood at some point. The original would likely have been a glue-up of hardwood strips or narrow boards.
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