vintage B&D Grinder

[doan]

This grinder was left at my Grandfathers shop after a tornado took most of the shop. It's a Black & Decker 8", 3/4HP, 74 type H. Any idea of the manufacturing date? There's a couple of these on vintagemachinery, but no firm dates.

It runs and is next in line for restoration after my C150 drill press.

 

[zkling]

Very cool. I'm pretty sure it is from the 50's. Possibly very late 40's. I don't think the 8" in that style came out till the 50's though. Then again I'm no B&D expert.

 

[doan]

Very cool. I'm pretty sure it is from the 50's. Possibly very late 40's. I don't think the 8" in that style came out till the 50's though. Then again I'm no B&D expert.

Thanks, I found one that claims to be from 47 that has the start/stop buttons left/right instead up up/down. It was a type G, Mine is type H. So you're probably right about early 50's.