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Hardy Machine Co.
Biddeford, ME

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Grinder, Bench
Machine Size:	24 INCH SHARPENER
Submitted By:	Benjamin Campbell

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	HARDY BIDDEFORD ME
Date of Manufacturer:	1870'S ?
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Last Updated	5/15/2004 2:30:40 PM

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Planer blade sharpening machine on display at the Maine State Museum in Augusta Maine. Frame reads "HARDY MACHINE Co BIDDEFORD, ME. PATENTED, JUNE 21. 1870. No 488". Blade is mounted to thin table with bolts secured in T slots and ground by Emery paper coated traversing pulley.

The Maine State Museum is a must see for the enthusiast of old wood working machinery. One of their centerpieces is a multi story recreation of a typical small-scale water powered wood working shop. The collection includes an up and down saw mill, a Ricker circular saw mill, a clapboard mill, an early band saw, an early shaper, lathes, a planer blade sharpening machine, a stave saw, a barrel heading saw, a shingle mill, and a Ricker bolting mill.

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Comments: Details of hardy casting and shaper jack shaft.
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