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Mac-Valve Maestro!
Hello,
Here is another one that at least gave me some hours of therapy.
No idea on this other than it was included in a junk lot.
It seems K. J. Miller Corporation produced paint equipment in the mid 20th century. The black part is plastic, but it is not Bakelite. I don't think it is Tenite thermoplastic either. The lid is probably stamped steel and it is riveted. So I would take a wild guess and say this is probably from the 1960's (plus or minus a few decades )
I did find one on eBay from the mid 70's.
Nothing moves so I called for backup
Halfway thru it. Seems to be some sort of cast metal.
Mehhh! Why not? A few dings were popped out with a small hammer and a dowel
The end result.
Unless it is missing some sort of valve/trigger, it seems the way this works is air is always flowing and escaping thru the top like a steam train. If you block the top then the air is forced thru the nozzle.
Anybody know anything about this?
Hope you like it.
Thanks,
Ismael
Here is another one that at least gave me some hours of therapy.
No idea on this other than it was included in a junk lot.
It seems K. J. Miller Corporation produced paint equipment in the mid 20th century. The black part is plastic, but it is not Bakelite. I don't think it is Tenite thermoplastic either. The lid is probably stamped steel and it is riveted. So I would take a wild guess and say this is probably from the 1960's (plus or minus a few decades )
I did find one on eBay from the mid 70's.
Nothing moves so I called for backup
Halfway thru it. Seems to be some sort of cast metal.
Mehhh! Why not? A few dings were popped out with a small hammer and a dowel
The end result.
Unless it is missing some sort of valve/trigger, it seems the way this works is air is always flowing and escaping thru the top like a steam train. If you block the top then the air is forced thru the nozzle.
Anybody know anything about this?
Hope you like it.
Thanks,
Ismael
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