Electric motor

Originally Posted by Mick

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.

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$

Originally Posted by 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$

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.