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Manufactured/Badged by:
P. B. Yates Machine Co.
Beloit, WI; Hamilton, ON

True Manufacturer:
P. B. Yates Machine Co., Beloit, WI; Hamilton, ON
Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type: Planer, Wood
Machine Size: 15" x 6" 4-sided Planer
Submitted By: Jim Blackwell
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: P.B. Yates A-4 Planer / Matcher
Date of Manufacturer: Circa 1916
Serial Number: ??
Last Updated 9/26/2023 3:27:17 PM

Comments:
My Dad and I bought this machine in about 1987-88 from an old man that had gotten too old to operate it. We used it for a few years until my Dad died in 1993. Since then it's been sitting idle under this shed while I did life elsewhere. I'm currently in the process of moving it off my Mom's place next door to my 40 acres. The plan is to re-set it up and get it to making wood chips again. I've got a lotta planing to do...

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Comments: Yates A-4 Planer / Matcher
Source: Jim Blackwell
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Comments: Yates A-4
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Comments: Yates A-4
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