| US Patent: 16,403 
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| Machine for planing shingles or tapering pieces | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | Reuben W. Sharp (exact or similar names) - Montgomery, AL |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Patent Dates: |  
| Granted: | Jan. 13, 1857 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | Scientific American says of this patent, "In this machine, the shingles are planed on the under side by a reciprocating planer, while on their upper surfaces they are, at the same time, planed and beveled by a rotary cutter in a carriage, which has an inclined descending motion. The improvement is simple and good." |  |