Electric motor

[Mick]

I got this electric motor with the latest estate cleanout. One of four motors but this one is the biggest. Weighs 89 pounds. Any idea what it might have been used for?



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[Copper Head]

Usually saws of the olden day like old table saws. Table tools like grinders band saws from the 30s 40s 50s 60s did use motors like that also large fans in the attic of homes used motors with fan belts . Seeing the sewing machine as a size reference that motor is a very typical size of the day
they are very dependable unstoppable (with in-reason) power

[Bear]

Usually saws of the olden day like old table saws. Table tools like grinders band saws from the 30s 40s 50s 60s did use motors like that also large fans in the attic of homes used motors with fan belts . Seeing the sewing machine as a size reference that motor is a very typical size of the day
they are very dependable unstoppable (with in-reason) power

That's rather large for those type items CH. I have Dads old cabinet shop equipment here, table saw, jointer, sander, etc, all powered by elec motors with belts, none are quite that big, and they came from the 50s and 60s

[BRASSCATCHER]

Mick is it possible they were used with those sewing machines that are next to them. They look like they were used for something heavier than making clothes. They also look big enough considering the pulley on them that they were used to open and close large doors like shipping bays. They could have had any use really, I have also seen them used on big roof top a/c and heater units.

[Copper Head]

My father had a table saw of the forties big motor and a large saw , I also have some of those motors the writing on some of them is reminiscent of that type of cursive print of the 30's along with that nice soft curve shape, to me that motor does not look that gigantic I could pick it up, but I have found some that were really heavy that was problem to carry

[Bear]

it looks closer to a foot diameter to me, even the largest of the ones here are no more than about 8 inches. I keep trying to think of places i've seen a larger motor like that, but i'm just drawing a blank. it's possibly a 3 phase too, i think, or at least two(only guessing tho)

[Mick]

Mick is it possible they were used with those sewing machines that are next to them. They look like they were used for something heavier than making clothes. They also look big enough considering the pulley on them that they were used to open and close large doors like shipping bays. They could have had any use really, I have also seen them used on big roof top a/c and heater units.

No. The sewing machines were from another, earlier estate cleanout. I just measured the motor and the main body is 9"x11". I can't find anything that shows the hp. The owner was an MD who was a serious ammo reloader (I got all that stuff, too. Didn't get the guns, though). I got an old upright air compressor from the 40s and there was some woodworking stuff, so it might have been for that.

[Mechanic688]

Does there happen to be an old electric motor forum?? You know, for collectors. We seem to have forums for about everything else,,,

[BRASSCATCHER]

No. The sewing machines were from another, earlier estate cleanout. I just measured the motor and the main body is 9"x11". I can't find anything that shows the hp. The owner was an MD who was a serious ammo reloader (I got all that stuff, too. Didn't get the guns, though). I got an old upright air compressor from the 40s and there was some woodworking stuff, so it might have been for that.

Tha woodworking stuf would make sense as would the compressor. As for the hp it can be anywhere from a 1 hp to a 10 hp. Those old ones are hard to judge. If you cut it open I would be interested in seeing how much copper is in that old girl.

[SuperDave]

Looks like a motor from an old style compressor. My Grandfather had a grocery store that had these in the basement to run the refrigerated fridges/freezers. They all went to shred, wish I knew better then.
Do you sell these whole or do you remove the copper? Looks like you could get a few pounds of number 2.
although 89 pounds @ 20 cents a pound about 18$

[james2144]

Maybe a old metal lathe? The old ones the motor was separate right?

[Mick]

Looks like a motor from an old style compressor. My Grandfather had a grocery store that had these in the basement to run the refrigerated fridges/freezers. They all went to shred, wish I knew better then.
Do you sell these whole or do you remove the copper? Looks like you could get a few pounds of number 2.
although 89 pounds @ 20 cents a pound about 18$

I'm going to at least open it. Then it'll depend on how difficult it is to get the copper unwound. I've done a bunch but the ones I had were a lot of work for $40 worth of copper. Superdave, you may be on to something about being from an old style compressor. That compressor was stamped 1945 but it had a much newer motor. So this might be the one that was on it. That compressor was a beast. I sold it and the two BIG guys who tried to lift it (and didn't; I used the tractor w/forks) guessed it over 300 pounds.