Photo Index - Isaac H. Small & Son - 3 Sided Planer Matcher

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Isaac H. Small & Son
San Francisco, CA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Planer, Wood
Machine Size:	24"
Submitted By:	Bob Thomasson

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	3 Sided Planer Matcher
Date of Manufacturer:	Unknown (later 19th Century)
Serial Number:	No Serial Number Found
Last Updated	11/20/2022 3:17:47 PM

Comments:

This machine is out in the weather at a privately owned historical mill site. I have not as yet met the property owners but we have mutual friends. As soon as I can I will get back there and inspect the machine closely, make some measurements, take more pictures and do what I can to shelter it from further deterioration. There are cutting heads for the upper surface and both edges, not sure of the bottom. I'll update the registry specifications as I get more info.

Edit: The planer has been partly restored as of August 2022 - See the last photo submission.

Photo 1:

Comments: Overall view. There are some parts strewn about the immediate area. Hope everything is there and can be found.
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Photo 3:

Comments: IH Small lettering
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Photo 4:

Comments: View showing similarity with Woodworth Planer pictured below. I belive they were made with the same patterns.
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Comments: Ad for very similar Woodworth planer. Both were manufacured in San Francisco and I think that IH Small may have used the Woodworth patterns for the frame. This picture also shows the large horizontal drum pulley that powered the vertical heads. I
Source: Jeff Joslin's Berry & Place Manufacturing Co. Entry

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Comments: Partly Restored Planer August 2022
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