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New imprint I Bitner reported on a 32" jointer plane. Found in Berks Co., PA 

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​1st tier John Bitner 1790 - 1860, Berks Co., PA

2nd tier Jacob Bitner 1758 - 1848, York and Lancaster, PA

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Photos and initial research provided by Dan Linski as reported in the Rhykenology Group on Facebook in 2023.

I Bitner / I B

I Bitner / I B 

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A new imprint with initials was reported on a ca. 1820 32" long jointer found in Berks Co., PA.

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The 1st tier candidate, John (Johannes) Bitner was located by Dan through his research.

John (Johannes) Bitner b. 1790 - d. 1860, Berks Co. was reported as a house carpenter / carpenter in the 1850 census as well as in an 1816 deed also from Berks Co. His inventory from 1861 lists a Carpenter Shop. His sons Eli b. 1820 and Jonathan b. 1817 were also carpenters and Dan noted that Eli might be the E Bitner reported in GAWP5.

1816 deed. John Bitner, Berks Co., house carpenter

1850 census. John Bitner, Berks Co., carpenter

1861 inventory including a carpenter shop.

John Bitner 1860 headstone. Photo courtesy FindAGrave.

A second tier candidate, Jacob Bitner b. 1758 in York, PA and d. 1860 in Lancaster, PA was a carpenter as reported in a history of Lancaster as well as recorded as a carpenter in a 1807 Lancaster deed. Jacob is being considered as second tier as he's likely to be too early for the ca. 1820 jointer.

“Jacob Bitner, was a resident of York County, where he followed the carpenter’s trade, and afterwards located on North Queen Street, Lancaster. He lived to a ripe old age, being in his ninety-first year at the time of his death”

 

Source: Portrait and Biographical Record of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

1807 deed. Jacob Bitner, carpenter, Lancaster Co.

32" long jointer.

photos provided by Dan Linski

(The presentation of visually based elements (scale imprints, scale drawings, etc.) is a challenge, especially when moving from the printed page to the realm of an electronic medium. For reference, the original GAWP 5, CAWP, BARS and SOJ publications had pages which were 8-1/2" in width.)

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