1920's vintage compressor

[littledog]

1920's vintage compressor, now with pics

Garage sale find recently. Looks to be all original as far as i can tell and preserved under decades of oil. motor run fine (love those repulsion/induction motors) and the pressure gauge started to show air going in the tank. The manufacture is Baker or Baker-Hansen, depending on which spot you look at and the location of manufacture is Oakland or Alameda, Ca., also depending on where you look. the small tank sitting below the pump is the aftercooler. This is my first post with pics, so any suggestion for improvement are welcome. After looking at the preview , better pics would be a good place to start.

 

[2oolhound]

Nice find. It would look great all cleaned up. Hope the tank is still good and solid.

 

[Maui]

Here's a few photos of my one lung air compressor. I love the chuga-chuga-chuga sound it makes as it runs. I hope you can restore yours!

Maui

 

[firemanast]

Re: 1920's vintage compressor, now with pics

Garage sale find recently. Looks to be all original as far as i can tell and preserved under decades of oil. motor run fine (love those repulsion/induction motors) and the pressure gauge started to show air going in the tank. The manufacture is Baker or Baker-Hansen, depending on which spot you look at and the location of manufacture is Oakland or Alameda, Ca., also depending on where you look. the small tank sitting below the pump is the aftercooler. This is my first post with pics, so any suggestion for improvement are welcome. After looking at the preview , better pics would be a good place to start.

Sweet I would love to have it !

 

[1953mercury]

I love old machinery, but I think I'd want to be standing a looooong ways off when she hits 300 psi. Mike

 

[ttpete]

That's a two stage compressor.

 

[lauver]

ttpete,

Fixed it for ya...

That's a 2-cyl 2-stage compressor. And, a very interesting and efficient design.

I'm guessing it was designed to be mounted on a 60-80 gallon horizontal tank.

Very cool...

 

[ttpete]

ttpete,

Fixed it for ya...

That's a 2-cyl 2-stage compressor. And, a very interesting and efficient design.

I'm guessing it was designed to be mounted on a 60-80 gallon horizontal tank.

Very cool...

I didn't mention 2 cylinders because that's obvious. I don't think it's very big, though.

 

[yhprum]

Looks like thet are still around in the HVAC buisiness.
http://www.bakerair.com
Perhaps this was used for charging AC systems?

 

[littledog]

here is an ad from the Amarican Exporter, volume 91, August 1922 with the same compressor with a larger tank.