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1885 Root's rotary Acme #3 hand crank blower


Anvil Mountain

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I found this blower a few weeks ago in a pile of junk locally.  It was unique enough I thought it would be a fun one to restore.  The chain has individual cast iron links with no wear, I don't think it was used much if any.  Really cool blower.  I also have the same blower but belt powered rather than hand crank.  Not sure what I plan to do with them since I use a Champion 400, anyone interested?

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The blower went to a smith in NM, not a member here.  The volume or should I say the force of the air blast was about a 3rd more than my Champion 400.  However, hand cranking the Roots #3 was physically exhausting compared to my fully rebuilt 400.  With that said I did keep my belt-driven Roots, it's truly amazing!

Yes, the same lobed rotors as used today!

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Well that depends. First condition, pictures of it will help, Second where in the world you are located, I know your logon is Ohioboy but that doesn't necessarily mean where you are. Third if you want to sell it, you should list it in the Tailgating section (after you read the rules about posting there). A lot of that is spelled out in the Read This First Thread.

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