| US Patent: 5,208 
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| Machine for sawing arabesque chairs | 
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| Patentee: |  |
 | John H. Belter (exact or similar names) - New York, NY |  
 
 
 
 
| Manufacturer: |  | Not known to have been produced |  
 
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| Granted: | Jul. 31, 1847 |  USPTO (New site tip)
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| Description: |  | M. Powis Bales' influential book, "Woodworking Machinery: Its Rise, Progress, and Construction", says, in a section on veneer-cutting machines, "About the year 1847 very considerable improvements in the method of cutting and laying veneers were introduced in America by Belter, a German cabinetmaker, whereby the variety and beauty of the work was much enhanced." |  |