Gear's illustrated catalogue of wood and iron working machinery (1872)
A.S. Gear, Gear, A. S · Boston : Printed at A.S. Gear's printing office, 62 Sudbury Street · leaf 49
l|i]qe. The accompanying cut is a rep-resentation of the machine as de-signed for the especial purpose offorming the dovetail joints univer-sally used on the stiles and meet-ing rails df sashes. It combinesall the elements of simplicity,occupies but little space, and onlyrequires the power of an… … blinds. After once adjusted tothe desired form, the operation isso simple that the most inexperi-enced person can work it. Allthat is required is to place the stuff(as shown in the cut) on the table,and then push it forward until ithas passed the second saw or cut-ter, and the work is done, makinga…
