Can anyone date this old Milwaukee bench grinder?

[Roman G]

Found this on Facebook, their asking 200.
Seems to be a beast of a bench grinder, but can't find a model number or age for it.
Thanks

 

[seber]

Can't help with age but that appears to be a ten inch and worth far more than the asking price. All cast iron including the cover plates. That is a high end unit.

 

[Roman G]

Someone has got to know something about this thing.
it absolutely runs like butter.

 

[HalfTonTom]

I only date women. Sorry.

 

[desertdog256]

There are some photos of similar grinders on vintagemachinery.org that suggest your grinder may go back to at least 1949.

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp was founded in 1924. The fact that the number plate on your grinder simply says “Milwaukee, Wisconsin” suggests a date before zip codes were a thing in the early 1960s. So, somewhere between 1924 and 1960s?

Apparently Milwaukee has sold various grinders with model number 5051 over the years.

 

[1982fxr]

Did they always use that logo?

I'd guess 1950's. Just a wag

 

[Ben Buck]

August 7 1954

YMMV

Just my 1 1/2 cents worth

 

[Roman G]

There are some photos of similar grinders on vintagemachinery.org that suggest your grinder may go back to at least 1949.

Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp was founded in 1924. The fact that the number plate on your grinder simply says “Milwaukee, Wisconsin” suggests a date before zip codes were a thing in the early 1960s. So, somewhere between 1924 and 1960s?

Apparently Milwaukee has sold various grinders with model number 5051 over the years.

I did notice the 5051 in the serial number. I need to get a right side wheel guard.

 

[desertdog256]

It may be manufactured by Loefler Electric of Toledo, Ohio for Milwaukee. It may be the equivalent of Loefler’s model 3B125. It’s in the Loefler 1952 catalog. Image at vintagemachinery.org website. Note the LE in the middle of the serial number. I suggest that stands for Loefler Electric.

 

[seber]

I did notice the 5051 in the serial number. I need to get a right side wheel guard.

Probably not going to happen. 1/8" plate with a hole to clear the shaft will make it safe. Or maybe I should say as safe as a bench grinder can get. You also need spark guards. They get tossed by almost everyone, but they serve a double purpose. They keep the sparks and grit from hitting your face and add protection from an exploding wheel.

 

[NoahG]

Picked this up at a flea market last year. It’s the perfect grinder for my home use, it purrs. I think it had the original wheel.

 

[1982fxr]

Picked this up at a flea market last year. It’s the perfect grinder for my home use, it purrs. I think it had the original wheel.

Nice grinders. Made by Doerr.

 

[Roman G]

Nice grinders. Made by Doerr.

I am so beside myself that no one has a clue about mine. I can't find anything.

 

[1982fxr]

Sometimes that happens with these. Did you follow the clue from post #9 above? That's the best bet so far...

 

[ALLFAST]

Found this on Facebook, their asking 200.
Seems to be a beast of a bench grinder, but can't find a model number or age for it.
Thanks

Dude!

I just picked up the twin to your grinder . Kingston Conley made these for Skil, Atlas , Milwaukee, and others. We have 1HP, 10 inch , 1725 RPM “Slow Speed” grinders.

Mine weighs 140# and it’s missing the original heavy plate side covers. They are beastly, but the king of the beasts is the late 1930s Baldors…I had the same spec grinder in a 1937/1939 Baldor and it weighed 175#.

Kingston Conleys are of outstanding quality and you did good with yours ! It’s a GREAT unit.

From my reading, our grinder’s body style can be dated from around 1948 to 1954.

Here’s mine. I’m working on getting proper and era appropriate side covers fabbed up, and am getting her gussied up. The two odd pictures i included are not mine, but depict what the OEM side covers should look like.

Keep us updated on your progress.

 

[WWheeler]

I am so beside myself that no one has a clue about mine. I can't find anything.

Given it's likely age, if you haven't already, maybe cross-post this in the Vintage Tool Discussion > Show us Your Vintage Bench Grinders!!!! thread. I suspect that's probably where the most knowledgeable GJ members about such things are more likely to be hanging out.

 

[Roman G]

Dude!

I just picked up the twin to your grinder . Kingston Conley made these for Skil, Atlas , Milwaukee, and others. We have 1HP, 10 inch , 1725 RPM “Slow Speed” grinders.

Mine weighs 140# and it’s missing the original heavy plate side covers. They are beastly, but the king of the beasts is the late 1930s Baldors…I had the same spec grinder in a 1937/1939 Baldor and it weighed 175#.

Kingston Conleys are of outstanding quality and you did good with yours ! It’s a GREAT unit.

From my reading, our grinder’s body style can be dated from around 1948 to 1954.

Here’s mine. I’m working on getting proper and era appropriate side covers fabbed up, and am getting her gussied up. The two odd pictures i included are not mine, but depict what the OEM side covers should look like.

Keep us updated on your progress.

That is awesome. Looks just like mine. Let me know on the side cover fabbing. I would be down for a right side.