Photo Index - Witherby, Rugg & Richardson - 24" x 6" wood planer,babbitt bearing,

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Witherby, Rugg & Richardson
Worcester, MA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Planer, Wood
Machine Size:	24"/ 2 blade
Submitted By:	robert baker

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	24" x 6" wood planer,babbitt bearing,
Date of Manufacturer:	1850-1900 ?
Serial Number:	unk
Last Updated	12/12/2012 6:05:28 PM

Comments:

I have owned the planer for about 15 years purchased it from Bristol Boat Co in Bristol Me,they purchase at auction in Portland,Me,brought it back to there shop added motors, 5hp for the head, a 1hp for the feed. This was done to do one job to build a boat that they needed to plane 24" cedar wood. I purchaced it after that. It planes will but have not used it much for the last 2-3 years and was thinking that I should rebuild it, so I started to do some reserch on what it actual looked like in a catalog but so far have not found anything except for some history on the company owners and other pictures submitted to OWWM on various pieces of machines manufactured by W,R & Richarderson with one 24" planer not the same vintage and looks nothing like this planer. If anyone has any info on this planer please let me know,thanks Bob

[Admin: added manufacturer/RD 12/12/12]

Photo 1:

Comments: the feed side of the planer with motors and relay below
Source: actual photo by owner,R. Baker

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Photo 2:

Comments: manufacture of planer, Witherby,Ruggs & Richardson,worchester,Mass
Source: actual photo by Owner; R. Baker

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Photo 3:

Comments: feed side of the planer, with Panacea on blade cover which I think maybe it's the model ?
Source: actual photo by owner, R. Baker

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Comments: out feed table,with manufacture name below, I did add the JD mud flap for safety purpose to slow down flying chips
Source: actual photo by owner, R. Baker

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Comments: out feed with out my JD chip deflector
Source: actual photo by owner, R. Baker

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