Photo Index - Walker-Turner Co., Inc. - belt/disk sander

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Walker-Turner Co., Inc.
Jersey City, NJ; Plainfield, NJ

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Sander
Machine Size:	10" disk
Submitted By:	George R. Hoelzeman

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	belt/disk sander
Date of Manufacturer:	before 1947
Serial Number:	13 639
Last Updated	9/5/2006 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

Viewed at Subiaco Abbey, Subiaco, Arkansas.

Based on the character of the tag this machine must be before about 1947. The sander is still in daily use, although the monks report that the belt tends to wander a little.

Photo 1:

Comments: disk side of machine. The protective "bumpers" on the stand corners are interesting.
Source: George Hoelzeman

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Photo 2:

Comments: Belt side of machine.
Source: George Hoelzeman

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Photo 3:

Comments: The Tag. Background on this one is black, not red. See the mfgr entry on the change in tag terminology.
Source: George Hoelzeman

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