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Manufactured/Badged by:
Alexander Dodds Co.
Grand Rapids, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class: Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type: Other
Machine Size: 15 spindle
Submitted By: Pete Bradley
Machine Specifications
Description/Model: Alexander Dodds dovetailing machine
Date of Manufacturer: ca. 1920s
Serial Number:
Last Updated 4/9/2007 6:54:36 PM

Comments:
Here's a machine you don't see just every day. This is the Dodds dovetailing machine, patented June 14, 1887. This particular machine was owned by the George C. Whitmore furniture company in Connecticut. The design is surprisingly simple and elegant.

The patent 364,635 can be seen here:
http://www.datamp.org/displayPatent.php?id=9804

I don't own this machine myself, but it sold for $575 + 10% buyers' premium.

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