Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2011.01.038 A—D
Accession#:
2011.01
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Grinder
Title:
Bench Grinder with Motor
Year Range from:
1945
Year Range to:
2000
Description:
Bench grinder (A) with electric motor (B) and extra buffing wheel (C).
A: Craftsman bench grinder. Cylindrical shaft atop a two footed base. The shaft rotates. There are a circular grinding wheel at each end of the shaft. One wheel is green stone and has a paper label identifying it as a product by Carborundum Co. located in Niagara Falls, New York. The other wheel is metal with a piece of black high grit sand paper around its outer edge. Metal label on front of grinder identifies it as a Craftsman brand tool.
B: Black electric motor with long rubber covered electrical cord. On one side of the motor there is a wheel with a center groove. The wheel turns. The center groove holds a belt which also wraps around the center section of the bench grinder. Metal tag on the opposite side of the motor than the wheel reads: "TYPE FNT \ AC MOTOR \ 56Z FRAME \ S 1178670E \ HP VOLTS AMPERES \ 1/4 115 4 9 \ PHRASES CYCLES RPM \ 1 60 1/25 \ DEG C HOURS SERIAL \ 50 CONT BZ \ CODE \ OPEN S \ WESTINGHOUSE \ ELECTRICAL CORPORATION \ NP4527 MADE IN U.S.A.".
C: Wheel used for buffing, sanding or grinding. Circular cross—section of wood with hole at center. Exterior edge is covered with black textile.
D: Rubber belt that connects motor to grinder.
A: Craftsman bench grinder. Cylindrical shaft atop a two footed base. The shaft rotates. There are a circular grinding wheel at each end of the shaft. One wheel is green stone and has a paper label identifying it as a product by Carborundum Co. located in Niagara Falls, New York. The other wheel is metal with a piece of black high grit sand paper around its outer edge. Metal label on front of grinder identifies it as a Craftsman brand tool.
B: Black electric motor with long rubber covered electrical cord. On one side of the motor there is a wheel with a center groove. The wheel turns. The center groove holds a belt which also wraps around the center section of the bench grinder. Metal tag on the opposite side of the motor than the wheel reads: "TYPE FNT \ AC MOTOR \ 56Z FRAME \ S 1178670E \ HP VOLTS AMPERES \ 1/4 115 4 9 \ PHRASES CYCLES RPM \ 1 60 1/25 \ DEG C HOURS SERIAL \ 50 CONT BZ \ CODE \ OPEN S \ WESTINGHOUSE \ ELECTRICAL CORPORATION \ NP4527 MADE IN U.S.A.".
C: Wheel used for buffing, sanding or grinding. Circular cross—section of wood with hole at center. Exterior edge is covered with black textile.
D: Rubber belt that connects motor to grinder.
Notes:
Tools from the workshop and collection of Thomas S. Parke.
People:
Parke, Mary Ann
Parke, Thomas S.
Parke, Thomas S.
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