Photo Index - Lewis Machine Tool Co. - Short bed

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Lewis Machine Tool Co.
Los Angeles, CA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jointer
Machine Size:	6"
Submitted By:	Reuben Deumling

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Short bed
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Serial Number:
Last Updated	5/27/2023 2:05:12 AM

Comments:

No match found in the listings here. I'd be curious for any suggestions that help identify the the manufacturer or who might have made this little machine.
The fence is unusual; one set of knurled knobs are to lock the horizontal position of the fence, the other (opposed) set permit tilting the fence. Clever idea, but the execution is a little flimsy. The knobs to adjust the in- and out-feed tables are finely made, and the arches on the underside are also done with flair. Which contrasts oddly with the surface finish of the main casting which is extremely rough. A number is cast into the back of the fence; no other markings discovered so far. In and outfeed tables are cast from the same pattern. The only difference being that a rabbeting ledge was milled out of the outfeed table.

Photo 1:

Comments: Overall shot
Source: Own photo

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Photo 2:

Comments: Infeed end
Source: Own photo

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Photo 3:

Comments: Fence detail
Source: Own photo

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Photo 4:

Comments: Cutterhead with replaceable table lips
Source: Own photo

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Photo 5:

Comments: catalog cut
Source: screen shot

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