On the topic of splitters, I inherited most of my grandfather's shoe shop machinery including a Progressive finishing machine, stitcher, Singer 29K-4, an American skiver and a Progressive splitter, most of it dating from the 1920s or early 1930s. Sadly after my grandfather passed away in 76, the machinery wasn't used much and was stored in a humid and dirty environment so it's going to take some work getting it all up and usable. I haven't taken the splitter apart to rebuild, but in reading this thread I thought I'd ask this esteemed list if they knew if the Progressive splitter used the same knife as the Landis and American splitters? Thanks in advance for your reply.
