At some point, probably the 1880s, this firm made a 10" jointer.
Information Sources
- Ten-inch jointer, "BUILT BY THE WOODWARD MFG. CO. HUDSON MASS." This jointer was discussed in an owwm.org forum thread.
- See patent 407,388 for a pulley.
- The Massachusetts Department of Labor and Industries Annual Report on the Statistics of Manufactures for 1892 has this snippet:
Hudson. In April, Hobbs Manufacturing Co. of Boston leased the plant of the Woodward Manufacturing Co. for the production of shoe and box machinery. October. Hobbs Manufacturing Co. decided to remove entire plant to Worcester...