Maybe the coolest compressor you will ever see

[lynnbilodeau]

Check it out:

http://tulsa.craigslist.org/atq/4645694342.html

If I wasn't in the middle of a move (or rather if I had already completed my move with the giant garage) I would buy this in a NY minute just for the looks of it.

 

[koditten]

Might look cool, but will take forever to pressurized.

 

[mrpizza]

When people say patina i want to stab them in the eye.

 

[jmlcolorado]

This compressor is SWEET!!! I wouldn't bother restoring it, build a solid shelve and mount it on the wall for art!

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

When people say patina i want to stab them in the eye.

Patina, patina,patina, patina, patina, patina

But seriously that thing DOES look cool as it is. If it works I'd just polish it out, all the brass work on it, etc.

 

[Hesketh]

Yep they don't make them like that any more. No guards on the drive belt bet you would not reach under a bench to switch that off without looking.

But yes very cool.

 

[BellyUpFish]

Yep they don't make them like that any more. No guards on the drive belt bet you would not reach under a bench to switch that off without looking.

But yes very cool.

Or you'd only do it once..

 

[Terranova]

Looks like it should have claw feet like a bath tub. Captain Nemo Jules Verne looking thing.

 

[AP514]

Be careful the tank might be rusted out ? being that dam old......but if not...she sure looks Perdy

 

[Cyberbear]

You shouldn't forget this was cutting edge technology back in it's day, and can still perform it's designed function long after planned obsolescence has worn out newer styles. We've all been brainwashed to believe safety comes before all else, and at any expense. I believe anyone who doesn't know better than to put their fingers into a running machine, shouldn't be there in the first place. Today the term personal responsibility means passing the buck to some one else.

 

[the gypsy]

That is one nice piece of machinery. If I had a space all for me, not at home, I would buy it no questions asked. I just love old machinery like many on this forum, I guess.

 

[whyNick?]

When people say patina i want to stab them in the eye.

Man, that thing's got just the vintage NOS patina you need to resto your man cave so you can get your man card.

There, I think I got almost all the annoying GJ catchphrases in one sentence.



That said, pretty sweet compressor.

 

[SEV22XS]

Definitely very cool looking but good golly it would take for ever to build enough pressure in the take to satisfy the cylinders are tiny. Shop decoration maybe usefulness zero unless your filling bicycle tires.

 

[Techie1961]

I'd be afraid to start it and break it. What a great looking piece with wonderful PATINA all over it. If I was close by, it would be mine and I would name it George.

 

[lynnbilodeau]

No doubt, not practical for utility purposes. That cast iron "top" piece would make a killer coffee table in the right setting. Still, it is so complete, I would feel guilty dismantling it.

BTW, my compressor is old enough it doesn't have a belt guard either.

 

[lilredex]

Neat....but as he suggests, get that tank hydrostatically tested....something you could do in your shop.

But before you leave that page, click on the "antiques by owner" to see what else is in there.

A jack you won't see again..

http://tulsa.craigslist.org/atq/4649754114.html

 

[ScaldedDog]

Or you'd only do it once..

Certainly not more than twice...

Mark

 

[BJ42LX]

The pics for posterity...

 

[BJ42LX]

The rest.

 

[rlitman]

Neat....but as he suggests, get that tank hydrostatically tested....

Oh my gosh no! Don't ruin that patina. LOL

 

[BearsFan315]

pretty cool compressor, just for the COOL FACTOR