Thread: Please assist with identity and age of this unique planning machine.

What an interesting machine. With that curved profile on the front I wonder if it was built for a specific reason like making wooden wheels?

This is a beauty. You might want also to post your query to the OWWM.org web site in the USA. They love pix of older and uncommon woodworking machines and have some members from your part of the world.

Thank you, i have placed on OWWM but nobody could identify it.
One member stated that he thought that it could be of German orign.
Pantherea

Funny, thought I'd seen it before, similar but not a perfect match, it's late here, probably more catalogues to search, but it's a start ..
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Melbourne Matty.

Thank you matty, that looks very interesting, where did you find it?

Originally Posted by Pantherea

Thank you matty, that looks very interesting, where did you find it?

Hi there, l found it in a 1924 W.B.haigh Catalog. It seems it is definitely a wheelwrights apparatus...

Matty - its funny that you pulled something from Haigh's catalogue, as my T&R Lees spindle moulder uses a similar rosette handwheel (raise lower) to that shown at the back of the fence above
Regards
John

Originally Posted by jcge

Matty - its funny that you pulled something from Haigh's catalogue, as my T&R Lees spindle moulder uses a similar rosette handwheel (raise lower) to that shown at the back of the fence above
Regards
John

Hi John, that's interesting because in 1927 W.B.Haigh amalgamated with T&R Lee's to form Haigh & Lee's and remained in business untill 1939 ..
Melbourne Matty.

Now here's something interesting ...taken from current (21 Mar 2023) ebay advert for T. & R. Lees Catalogue No.40 (circa 1922)

WOODWORKING MACHINERY CATALOGUE No. 40, T. & R. LEES LTD c. 1922 | eBay

Note the mention of "felloe planing attachment" (the curved table used by a wheelwright) and mounting points to the front apron, the trenched table and (obscured) in the image above, the extended pad to the rear of the pedestal at the floor line providing support to the hub morticer (dividing attchment).

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Regards
John

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Thanks John, that is interesting!
I love the catalogue, one of the ones l don't have, and the price is just a little steep. Melbourne Matty.

Originally Posted by L.S.Barker1970

Thanks John, that is interesting!
I love the catalogue, one of the ones l don't have, and the price is just a little steep. Melbourne Matty.

Matty

If it is any consolation, he doesn't post to Oz anyway.



Regards
Paul

Originally Posted by L.S.Barker1970

Thanks John, that is interesting!
I love the catalogue, one of the ones l don't have, and the price is just a little steep. Melbourne Matty.

Out of my price range too Matty !!
Only other catalogue (short form) I'm aware of is in the State Library of South Australia

BRG/9/12 LEE3
T & R Lees Limited
Moulding & Planing Machines
Hollinwood, Eng: T&R Lees Limited: c1920
20p: ill 20cm

Regards
John

Not sure why a 1922 catalogue would give a metric conversion unless they had an export market for their machines to France and other parts of Europe which were metric, the UK didn't switch to metric until 1965

Hi Melbourne Matty, thank you for that reply, the photo you posted looks likev the cover or a page og a catalogue ?
What is it and where could I find it ?
I am very excited to see that as it definately looks like my machine.
Regards,
Pantherea