Vintage shop cart

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Craig Donges

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Berlin Center (NE) Ohio

• Aug 7, 2009

• #1

Greetings all;

Here's a vintage platform cart. Wouldn't this look good transporting materials around the vintage machine shop? Check out the neato wheels.

Platform is about 30" X 60" X 19".

Priced at $149.00

Thanks!
Craig Donges

 

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locoguy

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SE Ohio

• Aug 7, 2009

• #2

Is that gas engine piston out of a Bessemer?

 

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Craig Donges

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Berlin Center (NE) Ohio

• Aug 7, 2009

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Loco;

I think it is out af an OC/SP (Oil City/South Penn).

Craig Donges

 

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SouthBendModel34

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Metuchen, NJ, USA

• Aug 7, 2009

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That's almost certainly a product of Fairbanks Scale.

Years ago, at the Going-Out-Of-Business auction at Koenig's Industrial Supply, I saw a BRAND NEW, old stock, (NOS) example of this fail to incite any real bidding interest, despite its obvious utility. It was a real beauty, all Oak, Hickory, and green painted ironwork.

Other interesting things in the background:
1) A pair of beautiful curvaceous legs. (Lathe legs!)
2) Mysterious wooden floor with a corner at the right. What's holding up the roof?

 

JimB

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Gulf Coast

• Aug 7, 2009

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I have the Spare Rim

Neat cart. Located in the photo above the lathe behind the light is a wheel just like the rear wheels on the cart. Always wondered what it came off of. I'm keeping it though. Jim

 

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Steve in SoCal

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Woodland Hills, Ca. and some times Hutchinson, Ks.

• Aug 7, 2009

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Craig,

If you can get that in a USPS flat rate box I would take it in a heart beat!! Love those wheels

Steve

 

jmp

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Mechanicsville, Va

• Aug 7, 2009

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A customer of mine near the airport here in Richmond Va had a warehouse with carts similar to that. The carts had pins that would engage a constantly moving chain set into steel lined channels in the wooden floor. If I rememder correctly it had what looked like little railroad switches to send a cart down a particular isle. I was told it had been a parts warehouse for Ford Motor Co. way back when. The clothing co that occupied the building (went out of business last year) was still using it. Wish I had taken pictures.

Mike

 

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Barry Lanier

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Pt. Pleasant WV

• Aug 8, 2009

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I've seen several of those at an old feed store here where I live pretty neat. Barry

 

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JB Bergman

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Slayden, Mississippi

• Aug 8, 2009

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Nice

Craig, nice to talk to you the other day. I see the dog is back in the pictures!
JB Bergman, Memphis TN

 

james robert

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Ft. smith Ar. U.S.A

• Aug 8, 2009

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That would make someone a great tool cart just add legs extending from the original deck to make a raised table and use the bottom to store heavier stuff. I have a cart similar to this one only more modern with a steel deck, it Has come in handy every now and then.

Thank you.

James