Vintage Air Compressor

[CushmanModel52]

I am new to this site and seeking any information and estimate value for a vintage air compressor. The compressor is a Worthington twin cylinder mounted on a Scaife tank, powered by a newer Marathon 5HP 220V single phase motor. The tank is dated 1935, and I am guessing the compressor is around the same age. My father obtained the air compressor about 40 years ago from a friend. My father passed away in 2010, and I relocated it to my garage. I am now selling machinery my father collected to make room for future projects. Please post any information you may have to facilitate the sale of this air compressor. I operates perfectly, always well maintained, and kept indoors in a dry environment.

Thank You!

 

[tombell572]

Is the end cut out or is it concave? A beautiful old machine but I would suggest having the tank hydrostatted.

Tom B.

 

[CushmanModel52]

Is the end cut out or is it concave? A beautiful old machine but I would suggest having the tank hydrostatted.

Tom B.

Tom, thank you for responding, the tank is concave. I am researching the easiest method for a hydrostatic test.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

That pump sure looks high end. Very nice. The tank is odd though. Looks like someone cut off the original convex end, flipped it around, stuck it back in the cylinder and rewelded it. Possibly to shorten it up? Whatever is going on there it doesn't inspire confidence. Ed.

 

[The Cobbler]

old well pump tanks were like that. I think as kid I remember seeing compressors like that too.

 

[yatg]

trivia:

"In 1891, William Scaife and Sons Co. moved it's iron plant from Pittsburgh to Oakmont. Charles Scaife, who owned the company at that time, was married to James Verner's daughter. She had inherited a large riverfront tract between Ann St. and Delaware Avenue from her father, and it was on that land that the Scaife Company built the plant. The plant remained in Oakmont for many years, as can be seen from this 1962 photograph, taken more than 71 years after the plant relocated to Oakmont."

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