Photo Index - Guilford Iron Works - Bradbury planer base

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Guilford Iron Works
Guilford, NY

True Manufacturer:
Guilford Iron Works, Guilford, NY

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Planer, Wood
Machine Size:	24"
Submitted By:	Jeff Joslin

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Bradbury planer base
Date of Manufacturer:	1856-1863
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Last Updated	11/20/2018 2:36:38 PM

Comments:

This base was seen on craigslist Vermont. Thanks to Richard Inlow for bringing it to my attention, and the sellers, John & Mark Goyette, for giving us permission to reproduce their photos here.

The planer guts are long gone. The base last saw use under a lathe. The base only says, "Guilford, N. Y.", no "A. Bradbury" on the left side. My best guess is that this example is an early one, from the time the planer-matcher was introduced in 1856 to the death of business co-owner and superintendent N. R. Merchant in 1863. After that time Bradbury became superintendent so I'm guessing that's when he put his name on the planer-matcher that he had designed.

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Comments: Front view
Source: John & Mark Goyette

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Comments: Side view
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Comments: Remnants of head raising mechanism on back of planer
Source: John & Mark Goyette

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Comments: Head raising hand-wheel
Source: John & Mark Goyette

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Comments: Side view of hand-wheel and bevel gears
Source: John & Mark Goyette

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Comments: "Guilford, N.Y."
Source: John & Mark Goyette

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