Photo Index - Hewes & Phillips Iron Works - 8” Metal Shaper

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Hewes & Phillips Iron Works
New York, NY; Newark, NJ

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Metal Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Shaper, Metal
Machine Size:	8”
Submitted By:	Nathan DeSelle

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	8” Metal Shaper
Date of Manufacturer:	1870-1880
Serial Number:	34
Last Updated	2/10/2025 8:35:53 PM

Comments:

This shaper has been the topic of many conversations between Irby Jones and myself over the last 14 or so years when I first saw it at his house in Virginia. Irby graciously allowed me the honor of restoring it and putting it back into service in Oklahoma. Here is a link to it running: https://youtube.com/shorts/oq2IsCgZVn0?si=197R-CeuYFcnS34L

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Comments: Left side
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Comments: Off center gearing and badge
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Comments: As I got it
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