| Alpha-Numeric Key: | HR-127 |
| Corporate Name: | Oscar and Albert Reinhardt |
| Local Name: | Reinhardt sawmill |
| Owner Name: | Oscar and Albert Reinhardt |
| Location: | Rosehill |
| County: | Harris |
| Years in Operation: | 1 year |
| Start Year: | 1939 |
| End Year: | 1939 |
| Decades: | 1930-1939 |
| Period of Operation: | 1939 |
| Town: | Rosehill |
| Company Town: | 0 |
| Peak Town Size: | Unknown |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Slick-bark yellow pine lumber
 Sawmill |
Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | 40-horsepower diesel engine
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | 3500: 1939 |
| Capacity Comments: | 3,500 board feet daily |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Frick #0 sawmill with an Atkins Selver steel 48-inch circular saw and a planer |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | Unknown |
| Historicial Development: | Oscar and Albert Reinhardt moved their father's (Henry) sawmill from Waller County to Harris County sometime in the late 1930s. Using a Frick #0 sawmill with an Atkins Selver steel 48-inch circular saw powered by a 40-horsepower diesel engine, the daily cutting capacity was 3,500 board feet. The mill also included a planer. The Reinhardts sold slabs and edgings for fifty cents per load and sold board ends to a cabinet maker in Bellville. At first sawdust was shoveled out by hand, but later it was moved by a sawdust chain and hauled to the unsold slab and edging pile. There all the debris was burned.
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| Research Date: | MCJ 05-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | M. Johnson |