Covel Manufacturing Saw sharpener

This large-diameter saw sharpener was built by Covel Manufacturing of Benton Harbor, Michigan. The company made many types of machinery but specialized in grinders and sharpeners, starting business in the late 1880s.  This device was rescued from an abandoned sawmill deep in the woods and was reconditioned and put back to work. Age is unknown but as it was intended to be run by the shaft and belt systems must be at least hundred years old, well outlasting the manufacturer,  the Covel company was bought by Hanchett Mfg in 1945. History at the excellent Vintagemachinery site.

 

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