On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Kirk Eppler  wrote:

> This looks almost exactly like a Hammacher Schlemmer & Co Molding
> Spokeshave as shown on page 313, plate 13/10 of The Spokeshave Book.
>
> Rumored to be about 1930s vintage, based on units manufactured by Geral,
> but don't look the same.  The Gerals did not show the center "shoe" that
> yours has (at least not in the examples pictured). Geral is listed as
> carriage makers tools, and their "molding shaves" have the same cutter set
> up, but without the center "shoe"  p313 plate 13/4.
>
>
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Further notes from hanging about on Halloween and only getting bothered by
six kids.

The 1896 HS&Co catalog has them on page 61, again as carriage makers'
moulding tools, $1.30 to $1.50 each, in Bronze bodies.  (MWTCA reprint,
BTW, thanks Josh)

The Spookshave book (clever, huh), page 202.13 has a color plate of the
Gerals, but refers to them as iron handled, showing the center shoe, which
was not visible on the other page.  The HS&Co listing in the Spokeshave
book says bronze for them.

So, I'd guess if yours are bronze, HS&Co,

No idea where my Salman's is at, hoping at my desk at work.

Kirk in HMB, where its still raining, YEAH.