I think I scored

[Athens]

Hi everyone,I had to share this with everyone,not a metal Detecting find,but cool.. Anyway the job on working on is a very old building and everything was getting tossed,I had to save it.Enjoy.

 

[ncsuwolf]

Tub grinder?

 

[Athens]

Tub grinder?

It's a lever forge down draft,made by buffalo company,I'm not sure of manufacturer date I believe late 1800 to early 1900.it still turns awesome, missing a few parts but still has leather drive strap.

 

[robertk]

That's pretty cool. Definitely worth saving!

 

[Athens]

That's pretty cool. Definitely worth saving!

Thank you,I thought so,I was just checking it out and I'm thinking of restoring it,IDK it's in great shape, probably could actually be used again.lol

 

[robertk]

Thank you,I thought so,I was just checking it out and I'm thinking of restoring it,IDK it's in great shape, probably could actually be used again.lol

It probably could. I have an hand crank forge blower from that same timeframe and it works great. They don't build stuff like that anymore.

 

[Athens]

It probably could. I have an hand crank forge blower from that same timeframe and it works great. They don't build stuff like that anymore.

Agreed when they made real stuff, that could be repaired,I'm hoping tracking down parts won't be to bad,I figured I might have to fabricate some of the parts lol

 

[TORRERO]

Hi everyone,I had to share this with everyone,not a metal Detecting find,but cool.. Anyway the job on working on is a very old building and everything was getting tossed,I had to save it.Enjoy.

Definitely cool 😎

 

[Marino13]

That's super cool. Nice save.

 

[Athens]

That's super cool. Nice save.

Thanks everyone for looking I'm glad it was enjoyed,I have definitely decided to restore it sometime, here is a picture of the patent on the blower