Ben van Leeuwen Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I was down at my father-in-law's this past weekend and he showed me a blower he picked up. It is a Champion No.1, and is currently set up to be run with an electric motor. The housing is about a 12" diameter. He is looking for a little more information on the blower. I have tried out my "google-fu" to see what I can find, but there doesn't seem to be a wealth of information. Lots of info on the 40's and 400's, but not much on the No.1's. What I did find was an advertisement from 1890 for a complete Champion No.1 forge. That ad said it had a 16" blower though, so I am not sure whether it would have been part of it, or a slightly smaller model. I am thinking though that this blower should be hand powered with pulleys and a treadle setup and not a motor. Is that correct? If any of you have some more info on this blower or could point me towards a good resource it would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Honcho Gregory Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Look on e-bay. Thats were I find info on a lot of stuff Good Luck. let us know what you find Please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SReynolds Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 It is not in the 1930 catalog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben van Leeuwen Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Here are a couple ad's I found on the Vintage Machinery website showing a No.1 forge. The first one is from 1890, and doesn't indicate the diameter of the blower, but clearly labels it as a No.1. The 2nd ad is from 1892 and says that the No.1 forge comes with a 16" diameter blower.http://vintagemachin...il.aspx?id=5034http://vintagemachin...il.aspx?id=1704 At any rate, the blower my father-in-law has should definitely be worth restoring since it spins freely is still very solid. It is a pity though that it no longer has the lever and pulley system, and I imagine they would be tough to find seeing as that without a blower they aren't very useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal99 Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Those adds are pretty neat!!! Thanks for sharing them :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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