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Manufactured/Badged by:
George U. Barstow & Sons
Camden, ME

Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type: Other
Machine Size: Wood Frame
Submitted By: Benjamin Campbell
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: Barrel heading saw
Date of Manufacturer: 1880 + or -
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Last Updated 7/24/2005 12:17:12 AM

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Barrel heading (bottoms and tops) machine in a Hancock New Hampshire collection. A square blank is clamped in place and shaped with the concave blade which both cuts the circle and gives it a chamfer. Unmarked, but clearly of Barstows pattern.

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Source: FROM 1873 BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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