reitenger Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Found this last weekend sitting in an antique store in the Denver area. It stands well over 5ft tall and if I remember correctly had marks to show it was made in France. Price was $400 or so which was too pricey for my tastes for wall art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaughnT Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 If the leather was still good, it would be worth every penny of that asking price. You couldn't build one to that level of craftsmanship for the same price. Makes you wonder what its story is..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reitenger Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 The leather looked good. Overall the thing looked ready to be set into a shop and hooked to a spring pole. I did buy a box of the old adjustable wrenches that open square for $40. Think I got 14 wrenches in it with all but 4 with good wood on them. Those 4 are destined to get a cheater bar welded onto them and used for doing twists.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Looks like they have reversed the hook on that bellows. Also I have never seen a bellows with a spring pole---just a pole for a handle. Where did you come across one with such an item? (Since the default state of the bellows is bottom board down, and gravity does a good job of that; I don't see where having a spring involved does anything but increase labour!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Does it actually say France or could it also be from Quebec, Belgium, or other francophone areas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reitenger Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 It says France. I thought I had taken more pictures of it but I couldn't find them to download. I will be back over there next week and will get some better pictures of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I actually like that type of bellows more than I do my hand crank blower and that more than I like my electric blowers. Note that "looking good" is not the criteria for leather to be usable. It has to retain it's suppleness and strength which usually means replacing it regularly over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natkova Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 That is some special type of bellows that have special deisgn i saw that bellows in my place a lot+s of time. Do anyobdy know how this bellows model are called. I saw them from Balkans to Czech and Austria and Hungary. The purpse of that hook from bottom si to put weight on it i saw that balcksmtih do and bottom chamber fall down faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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