Trying to identify old grinder

[Seamus]

Can anyone identify the machine this fellow used to grind his blades?
The accompanying article says he was a stock removal man.
Looks like the machine is set up to grind two sides at once
and presumably create a hollow grind.
Is this something he fabricated or something he
modified, or...?




The article proper

https://clarksonhistory.wordpress.com/2013/05/06/secrets-of-the-dead-the-richtig-knife/

[ThomasPowers]

As I remember I once saw Jimmy Lile use a double belt grinder set up in that fashion though he was holding the blank in his hands IIRC.

I think such grinders are usually custom jobs.

[Buzzkill]

Thanks for posting that link.  I found the article and the comments from people who had interacted with the man very interesting.

[KRS]

Here is another example:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GVB0qkRF1c

[Seamus]

Well thanks for the link
That's sort of what I was thinking of doing