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Scrutton planer/ jointer by Haigh
G'day all,
Just thought I should post up these pics of a success that The Traditional Tool Group had recently- finding a home for a worthy old machine.
A lovely lady offered her late husband's jointer to us and after several months of pondering came up with the Campbelltown Steam & Machinery Museum as an interested custodian.
I transported it from Eastwood to Gilead on the weekend of their Oct (15/16) Rally, in the back of the van.
The intention is for it to join other the vintage wood working machines in the portable steam engine 'pen' and demonstrate making wood chips!
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Just needs a small flat-belt pulley for the cutter head, about 3"-4" dia, just as long, boss able to take an 1.25" shaft. I must measure up for it more accurately, soon.
enjoy,
AndrewOC
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Kirchner Leipzig 16"Jointer
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L.S.Barker1970
Cam your on the right track, as you say W.B.Haigh & Co were Established 1854 and so were one of the very early English makers.
Yes, in 1912 interestingly they were joined up with J.Gruban who had come from Germany in 1895 to set up Kirchner's branch office in England.
the firm of Ernst Kirchner & Co. was founded in Leipzig Germany in 1878 and grew to be very successful in the production of wood working machinery.
From 1912 W.B.Haigh & Co became W.B.Haigh, Gruban & Co ltd, But in 1916 Gruban pulled out, and this is the bit that I would like to know more as apparently in 1912 W.B.Haigh were not running in profit until Gruban joined in and turned the firm around to profit, then just left ??
After world war I in 1919 the name became just Haigh's (Odham) Ltd.
A Receiver was appointed in 1925 due to financial difficulties and in 1927 amalgamated with another English firm of T & L Lees from Hollingwood to form Haigh & Lees, and were still in business up to 1939.
At some stage before Haigh's (odham) known as Haigh & Co Ltd. Lees origionally of Hollingwood after the amalgamation both firms were reputed to have moved to Haigh's branch works in Derker street Oldham.
As far as I knew in Australia Gibson Battle were Representatives for W.B.Haigh, I have seen a rather large Horizontal Mortising machine which came out of the Jas Smith factory in Balarat, marked Gibson and Battle sole agents for W.B.Haigh.
Gibson Battle was a major importer of agricultural, mining equipment and Machinery. It also established workshop in Alexandria and an iron foundry in Waterloo. The company was founded in Sydney in 1883 and expanded to Melbourne in 1912.
So the Scrutton connection really has my curiosity, especially since the Scrutton name is cast into the side as well.
Andrew, this machine is very early, the 1924 catalog I have does not show this machine so it is defiantly before the Gruban Merger.
I have some other Pic's of later W.B.Haigh Jointers that I will dig up and show when I get a chance.
Very interesting history with this firm, I have always had a soft spot for Haigh machines, thanks for showing all this Andrew.
Melbourne Matty.
Hi folks.
I see that this thread is quite old but I'm hoping you might respond.
I have just bought a Kirchner Jointer and, at the moment, the closest I can come to dating it is that I think it is pre WW2 It was supplied (in Melbourne) by E.P. Bevan & Son. There doesn't seem to be much, if any, information on this company although I'm guessing that there's a connection to Bevan & Edwards P/L who were also suppliers of wood working machinery in the early 20th century. I would be very grateful for any information that you might be able to help me with regarding this machine. It's a real beast and I love the design. It appears to be a high quality machine and I'm torn between a) leaving it as is for its historical value b) restoring it as best I can but staying true to the original machine c) restoring it as per b) but bringing it up to date with a new motor, machined infeed/outfeed table and a new helical cutter head so I can use it in my workshop. Any thoughts will be welcome.