Photo Index - Oliver Machinery Co. - 4 Blade - Squarehead

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Oliver Machinery Co.
Grand Rapids, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jointer
Machine Size:	16 " wide X 96 '' long
Submitted By:	Patrick St. Lawrence

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	4 Blade - Squarehead
Date of Manufacturer:	1896 - 1900 ?
Serial Number:	(View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated	6/11/2005 7:56:02 AM

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Last year I purchased another woodworking shop that had been closed down for over thiry years . I had been driving past there all the time , when I decided to stop and peek in though the window . All I could say to myself was " jackpot " All of the old machines were still in there . So I tracked down the grandson that now owned it and he told me to make an offer on the whole shop . The building was falling down around everything , so all I wanted to do is get those machines out of there as quick as possible . This Oliver Jointer was buried under rubble ... It looked rough , but with alittle work it came back to life . It has the serial # 590 - 16 that was stamped into the infeed table . This jointer came with a 4 blade " squarehead " and it also had 56 moulding bits . We spoke to the Oliver machine people about this machine . They told us that it was an early model special ordered custom built for a company . He said that it was was one of the first models before they started using badges. The original color was black , but our shop runs all green ...

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