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Globe Machinery Co.
Belleville, ON

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	20" wheels
Submitted By:	Art Shaw

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:
Date of Manufacturer:	1910?
Serial Number:	2902
Last Updated	9/9/2006 9:36:26 AM

Comments:

As soon as I saw her I knew I had to have her. She was only slightly taller than me, with a very feminine frame, unlike her contemporaries who tend to overwhelm me with their height and weight. Despite her patent date, her skin was still shiny black with red lettering to announce her pedigree. She was born of the Globe Machinery Co in Belleville, Ontario. As I had never heard of others from that parentage, I presumed she had outlived all her siblings.
The young fellow she was living with was only 92. Their relationship had grown stale, but he knew what her beauty was worth and set his ransom accordingly. I paid it and she was mine.
I carried her tenderly to her new home. Alone with her for the first time, I began to explore her intimate secrets. My eyes drank in the curve of her C-frame. Her wheels were 20" in diameter with spokes as straight as ramrods and tires that still yielded to the pressure of my fingers. Her leather belt was loose and I slid it off her crowned pulleys, revealing her original Century 1/2 Hp motor with intricate pierced bell castings. The brass cups on her upper bearings glistened with oil as I ran my fingers over them. Her lower shaft was rigid in its bearings.
With a flip of her switch she came to life, pulsing smoothly and quietly as if anxious to satisfy my every wish. I grimaced at the sight of her bottom resting on the hard concrete floor and resolved to shape a wooden seat to fit her.
Despite my trepidation, my wife seemed to accept our relationship, although with a certain resignation. However, the 1950 Beaver 14", who had served me well since we both were young, was outraged that I would abandon her for a lady twice her age. I dearly hope that she too will find happiness with a younger man, as I have found with the new queen of my shop.

Photo 1:

Comments: Full frontal view in all her nakedness (before I put on the ugly guards). Note the name in red lettering behind the lower wheel.
Source: Photo by Art Shaw

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Photo 2:

Comments: The upper wheel with the bearing and the bearing carrier lift off the guide posts by disconnecting one cotter pin on the tensioner. Tracking adjustable in 2 axies, up/down and side to side. Note the brass acorn oil cups.
Source: Photo by Art Shaw

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Photo 3:

Comments: Birth certificate
Source: Photo by Art Shaw

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