Photo Index - Unknown Manufacturer - Early bandsaw

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Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	30"
Submitted By:	Jeff Joslin

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Early bandsaw
Date of Manufacturer:	1880s?
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Last Updated	3/5/2021 9:33:57 PM

Comments:

This machine belongs to Aaron Ince, who sent us the photos. The saw was purchased in Southern Ontario and is presumed to have been built that region, probably in the 1880s. I suspect this bandsaw was from a smaller maker and we may never know for certain who that was.

Photo 1:

Comments: Round weight is for blade tension; it goes on the rod projecting to the left.
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Photo 2:

Comments: Tensioning mechanism is reminiscent of J. A. Fay & Co.'s 1874 US patent 151,106.
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Photo 3:

Comments: Blade guide, not attached to machine and in poor condition. Perhaps not original to the saw.
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Photo 4:

Comments: The other blade guide, in somewhat better condition.
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