Photo Index - C. O. Porter Machinery Co. - 203 Shaper

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Manufactured/Badged by:
C. O. Porter Machinery Co.
Grand Rapids, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Shaper, Wood
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Submitted By:	Barry Stup

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	203 Shaper
Date of Manufacturer:
Serial Number:	2332
Last Updated	7/14/2016 4:59:38 PM

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Porter 203
Right up there with Whitney, Ekstrom, Greenlee, in the big furniture factory shaper pantheon.

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Comments: heavy as they come
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Comments: Norman & Lambert were the major dealer down in NC furniture country.
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Comments: 1 1/4", or if you're unlucky, 1 1/8" spindle
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