Hit Miss Engine
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2008
- Location
- PA. USA
I wanted to share a new purchase... This little grinder was an eBay find. I am a sucker for anything cast Iron with a fluted column so when I saw this neat little grinder pop up I knew I had to have it. I personally never heard of this company ... apparently they were big into treadle power machines. I’m not sure how many machines they made or how many are still out there but Ironically two of these exact same grinder showed up on eBay in the same week!! I decided to purchase both of them for their uniqueness... I received one in the mail and the other is due to arrive this week. In the attached pictures you will see what looks like a dirty rusty little grinder.. to my surprise I began to wash it with warm water and dish soap and it cleaned up. A reddish coating began to wash off with a rag revealing a lot of original japanning and pin striping. I believe the coating was years worth of buffing compound coating the grinder preserving its original finish. I still have a little more cleaning to do but wanted to share this interesting little tool. I also included a pic of the second grinder... I’m still amazed how two of these showed up on eBay within the same week. I will be testing out my ability to post large pictures in an upright fashion... this has been problematic for me in the past so please bear with me.