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Athol Machine Co.
Athol, MA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Grinder, Bench
Machine Size:	30" diameter X 4" wide wheel
Submitted By:	William Thomas

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Athol Machine co. #156 waterstone grinder
Date of Manufacturer:	after 1868
Serial Number:
Last Updated	9/29/2004 4:45:46 PM

Comments:

This grindstone was in the factory of the Goodall Knife co. in Antrim NH. The base has a mounting axle and guide slot for the treadle which it was originally fitted with. At some point it was motorized. When I got it the big pulley was in place but the rest of the motor drive was missing. I mounted the whole machine on skids and added a motor mount which includes a countershaft so that I could run the wheel at an appropriately slow speed. Suprisingly enough, considering the weight of the wheel, the babbitt bearings were in good shape.

I recently acquired a copy of catalogue #30 from the Athol Machine Works. In it this grinder is listed as # 156. The plate shows the treadle as well as the flat belt pulley for running it from a lineshaft. Apparently the grindstones were sold separately. The Athol Machine Works was founded in 1868. Assuming a catalogue per year, that makes this the 1898 catalogue.

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Comments: #156 grinder frame
Source: Plate from catalogue #30

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Comments: left side of grindstone
Source: Bill Thomas

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Comments: Right side of grindstone showing motor drive
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