Jacob Oberle Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 This is my dad's crank blower which I have been using. But i am curious about the make and or history of the wonderful machine. The only markings I see on the thing is an old faded and worn sticker which is a bit disappointing. Too bad it didn't have the make cast into it like some other good old blowers we all know and love. Anyways my curiosity is peaked but I'm stumped. So If anyone out there could lend me their knowledge it would be greatly appreciated. P.s. sorry I didn't think to take better pictures before asking you all for help... Thanks guys God bless Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 That's an interesting looking blower for sure and it looks like we are stumped too. How much air does it put out. Maybe a picture of the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Oberle Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 That's a hard question for me to answer since this is the only functioning hand blower I have used to date. But I can say that it works beautifully once I put the proper gear oil in it. I can also say that if the forge is empty and I really crank on it it'll blow my short hair around if I lean over the bowl ever so slightly... so I'd say it blows great. Also it can be cranked in either direction and still blow perfectly fine unlike some. I'm sure there's a name for this style but I don't know it. Anyways I'll try and get some better pictures up asap if for no other reason than to show off :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Jacob Oberle I know this is an older thread , but could your father have fabricated it himself? Or maybe pieced it together from other machines? You said it had a sticker. Is it a sticker or badge? It looks too old to have a sticker made from anything besides paper or foil. paper doesn't hold up too well but who knows. I'm curious, who doesn't love a mystery? Pnut (Mike) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laynne Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Pnut, I think you are on to something. That gearbox and handle are vaguely familiar, but I can't place it. An old cream separator maybe. Laynne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 I'm no expert and wouldn't be surprised if someone posted in five minutes who knows exactly who the manufacturer is, but to me it looks cobbled together. A fine example of farmers ingenuity if you ask me. I think it's great whoever made it and if it's made by his father or other family members that's even better. Pnut (Mike) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Looksa bit like a cream separator with a fabbed fan attached to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Oberle Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Well that certainly would be like my dad to do something like that, but no. He tells me that he bought it at an auction sale. But certainly someone did piece it together. But the crank which is what I'm most interested in is certainly professionaly made. But I would definitely it a sticker... maybe made of a thin foil like you say pnut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 There's two votes for cream separator. Like Layne said the handle and gear box look familiar but I can't place it either. Cream separator seems reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Tried to look them up in the old Sears Roebuck catalogs; not much there but a notice to "write for our special Cream Separator Catalog". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 The ones I just looked at had a pillar shaped gear box with the handle attached. Like a pedestal with a bowl on top of the pedestal Couldn't find a laundry mangle similar either Or grain separator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Geared much faster than a mangle. Or a butter churn or an ice cream maker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnut Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Seed broadcaster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Oberle Posted March 12, 2019 Author Share Posted March 12, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Small windmill pump jack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laynne Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 The handle looks like it could be off of an old Gem or Jewel hand cranked well pump, but I believe those were chain mechanism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmithingWitch Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I dont want to necro this post but seeing this gearbox sparked my memory, this is a calendar from the sharples tubular cream separator company from about a century ago, the gearbox is a dead ringer to your blower. Definitely a neat piece, made by someone quite clever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Oberle Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 That. Is. Awesome! I honestly never thought anyone would be able to tell me the actual make but I'd say you got it bang on my good sir. Thank you very much for bringing this query of mine to a close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmithingWitch Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 25 minutes ago, Jacob Oberle said: “my good sir.” Actually, im a woman but happy to help! That calendar has been hanging in the kitchen for a while and by sheer luck it so happened i saw your thread. To be perfectly honest it looks like as solid a machine as you could want, at least on par with my Cannedy Otto. I see these at antique swaps sometimes and ive got half a mind to see if I can find one with the stand to really kitbash into a fancy looking blower. Thanks for sharing the pictures as I love seeing the old fashined make-dos people came up with! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irondragon Forge ClayWorks Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Well done SmithingWitch, ya one upped all us old salts. we were honestly stumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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