Another pointless but fun rescue project

tatocorvette

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.
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Nothing moves so I called for backup
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Halfway thru it. Seems to be some sort of cast metal.
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Mehhh! Why not? A few dings were popped out with a small hammer and a dowel
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The end result.
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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.
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Anybody know anything about this?

Hope you like it.

Thanks,
Ismael
 
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I know nothing about this one, but it’s pretty cool looking.
 
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