Photo Index - E. E. Abbott - Wood frame foot mortiser

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Manufactured/Badged by:
E. E. Abbott
Gananoque, ON

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Mortising Machine
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Submitted By:	Art Shaw

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Wood frame foot mortiser
Date of Manufacturer:	1860+/-
Serial Number:	no
Last Updated	10/1/2012 9:36:07 PM

Comments:

This machine came from a local auction sale in the early '80s. It has been sitting in my barn ever since. I attribute it to E E Abbott because of its proximity to Gananoque. I don't have enough examples available of Abbott machines to confirm the attribution. There are no castings in this machine. It is all wood and wrought iron. I do know that Abbott used a lot of wrought iron parts in his woodworking machines. It looks like it was inspired by the mortisers of J A Fay from the same period and earlier.

Photo 1:

Comments: The working principle is the same as J A Fay's patent.
Source: Photo by Art Shaw

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Comments: The return spring would be a board fastened to the ceiling. It is missing and someone has attached the totally unsuitable coil spring.
Source: Photo by Art Shaw

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Comments: All the parts are forged.
Source: Ohoto by Art Shaw

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Comments: The wing nut at the back adjusts the chisel in or out to accommodate the thickness of the wood.
Source: Photo by Art Shaw

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