Photo Index - Böttcher & Gessner - Typ 30 - Two-speed, reversible shaper

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Böttcher & Gessner
Altona / Hamburg

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Shaper, Wood
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Submitted By:	Reuben Deumling

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Typ 30 - Two-speed, reversible shaper
Date of Manufacturer:	Postwar
Serial Number:
Last Updated	3/26/2025 7:58:16 PM

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What fun to be entering the first--and we hope not last--machine manufactured by this company. This shaper appeared at auction in Alberta Canada in 2017 and I was able to acquire it and received crucial help in the delivery department through some fortuitous circumstances. It made the 1000 mile journey in the back of a friend's pickup truck. No issues at the border.
The shaper is powered by a Siemens-Schuckert two-speed three-phase motor. The fence is a work of art. An elegant mixture of complexity and simplicity. Over-engineered might be an apt descriptor. I don't know the year it was manufactured but assume Postwar. The design of this shaper dates to the 1930s. The shop for this machine will (finally) be built this Summer.

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Comments: Auction photo: table, fence, whole machine
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Comments: Pallet custom built and ready to load for its journey South
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Comments: Arrived
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Comments: Unloaded with new owner (l) and my friend who transported it (r)
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Comments: View under the table
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Comments: Drive belt and pulleys
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