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Manufactured/Badged by:
Putnam Machine Co.
Fitchburg, MA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type: Planer, Metal
Machine Size: Appox 20"
Submitted By: Ted Rita
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: Early Metal Planer
Date of Manufacturer: 1845 - 1850
Serial Number: unknown
Last Updated 1/17/2013 11:17:00 AM

Comments:
Donated by a machine shop to the Hesston Steam Museum in Indiana where it is being restored to operation.
All the additional brackets for the motor will be stripped off for use on line shaft.
Link to youtube clip with planer in operation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWP7nJ9gacM&feature=youtu.be

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Comments: Hesston Steam Museum's Putnam Machine Co.
Source: Hesston Steam Museum collection 2010
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