Boxford 8" (S200) stroke shaper. The Boxford was widely employed in schools and colleges and as a result many of them emerged onto the second-hand market in pristine condition - the great majority of them having apparently never been used.
The Boxford was driven by a motor and countershaft unit contained within the base stand and had four speeds. Horizontal power feed to the table was standard and a vertical feed (rarely fitted) was available as an option. When fitted with both power feeds the operating mechanism was cleverly designed to allow its pawl and ratchet assembly to be swung through 180 degrees to engage either of the movements.
A Boxford shaper is probably the ideal machine for the home workshop - the motor is easily changed to a single-phase unit, the whole machine is light enough to be moved easily yet is has sufficient strength and capacity to tackle even larger jobs successfully.

Elliott 10 M
This extremely well-made and finished shaper was a development of the "Alba 1A" (see below) - itself derived from the even earlier "Royal" model. It was popular in both training and production workshops and many thousands are still in use. Four speeds were available; the rear-mounted motor had a double-step V pulley which drove a two-speed gear train and clutch unit. (The clutch lever can be seen laying horizontally along the body of the machine and the two-speed gear was selected by moving in and out the black knob immediately above the motor) Automatic cross feed (with a safety over-run device) was fitted as standard and a vertical feed (also with over-load protection on later models) available as an option. The machine box table could be swivelled and featured two T slotted and one V-grooved sides.

The Alba 1A as it was by the late 1940s with a full-frame stand that enabled the fitting of a sliding support bar under the front of the box. This model, together with the Elliot 10M, are the most easily-found and effective shapers for use in a home or light-duty professional workshop