Photo Index - Rowley & Hermance Co. - Sweepstakes

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Rowley & Hermance Co.
Williamsport, PA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Planer, Wood
Machine Size:	20" X 6"
Submitted By:	Eric LaVelle

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Sweepstakes
Date of Manufacturer:	1885-1897
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Last Updated	12/29/2004 5:27:27 PM

Comments:

I purchased this machine in the winter of 2004-2005 in Bristol, TN. The seller had gotten it with a sawmill he had purchased. It is my second, and smallest Sweepstakes machine, so I refer to it as "Junior". Junior is a 3 sided planer with a 4th molding cutterhead on the outfeed end. He can surface up to 20" width, 6" thickness, and can match (surface 3 sides) up to 8 1/2" width. Speeds are 33 and 45 feet per minute. 1897 catalog weight is 3000lbs.

This is the second of the two Sweepstakes planer/matchers I own. I only know of one other, which is owned by Patrick Haire of Humboldt, KS, and is in daily use in his woodworking business. I plan a full restoration of this machine.

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