Jim Roadt Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Just got this 8 inch Hamilton Beach Bosworth with simulated wood grain. That will be difficult to match.Blades can stay they are perfect cage and body need a do over. Came from a Dentist in Crystal Falls who practiced for 55 years ( yikes ) Russ can tell more about that if he desires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Andersen Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 I could probably get it eventually but my airbrush skills are less artistic and more automotive finish based so it would be a time sink I'm not sure i should take on. Your best bet is to find a local airbrush artist or a really good hobby model painter. A lot of them are used to spraying and brushing on wood grain for camouflage vehicle replicas etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Maybe try hydro dipping the parts. https://www.hydrodip.com/product-category/water-transfer-printing-films-for-sale/wood-grain-patterns/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Jim done did good. 🙂 Harry J. Bosworth is dental related product. Bosworth it appears purchased wholesale from Hamilton Beach and put funky finishes on the fans and marketed them to the dental industry. Jim is a dentist, so it found a good home. Being the fan is coming out of Crystal Falls, Michigan, the probability it was in the dentist office of Dr. Robert Hockings, or possibly his dentist father before him Alfred Hockings is very high. Dr. Robert Hockings started his practice in 1922. His granddaughter has one just like Jim's restored by me. Dr. Hockings lived and practiced dentistry in Crystal Falls, Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 Also got the ivory and army green fans coming ( not as nice as wood grain one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Russ Huber Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 Frederick Osius just filed patent for the speed control rheostat used in the new to the market 1916 Hamilton Beach model in 1915. 1498379408670656000-01226804 (storage.googleapis.com) Racine Post: Celebrating 175 years: 'Vibrator Capitol of the World' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jim Roadt Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 25 minutes ago, Russ Huber said: That is awesome....consider it done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 I just did a self portrait of me drinking some beer. Let know if you need my help. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 26, 2022 Share Posted March 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Steve Sherwood said: I just did a self portrait of me drinking some beer. Let know if you need my help. Sherwood busted stealing beer from a helpless white hair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 3 hours ago, Jim Roadt said: Also got the ivory and army green fans coming ( not as nice as wood grain one) That green one might be polished to shiny aluminum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 22 minutes ago, Jim Roadt said: That green one might be polished to shiny aluminum Don't you dare polish it out. I will die of a heart attack prematurely and haunt you. Those Bosworth examples are rare as hens' teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) With little doubt the Hocking's Crystal Falls dental office buzzed like a hornet's nest on warm summer days possibly in the teens and for sure in the 20s. Robert Hockings was a well-respected dentist. His fillings stayed in your mouth for years and years. Why so little examples of these Bosworth HBs? Edited March 27, 2022 by Russ Huber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 51 minutes ago, Russ Huber said: Don't you dare polish it out. I will die of a heart attack prematurely and haunt you. Those Bosworth examples are rare as hens' teeth. So i have to keep it that ugly green to keep you alive?.......hmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted March 27, 2022 Share Posted March 27, 2022 19 minutes ago, Jim Roadt said: So i have to keep it that ugly green to keep you alive?.......hmm.... If you value my life, and being haunted, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted March 27, 2022 Author Share Posted March 27, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Russ Huber said: If you value my life, and being haunted, yes. 👍 green it is Edited March 27, 2022 by Jim Roadt Russ asked me to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 Received the two other Bosworth fans today pictured with the other Dental fan Ritter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted April 1, 2022 Author Share Posted April 1, 2022 With the help of Russ iI was able to get the 1929 Harry Bosworth Book also . Apparently the cost of an extraction has gone up since 1929 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Katona Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Jim, I would look into “Hydrographic dipping”. With a little research I’m sure you could find someone to do it to almost a perfect match. I had it done to some motorcycle parts about 10 years ago and it came out great. I had both aluminum and plastic parts coated to look like carbon fiber, I thought it came out great. Plus its removable, if I can find some pictures I’ll post them. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 What blows me away to the best of my knowledge is Crystal Falls, MI. has been the only location for 4 of these Dental Bosworth marketed Hamilton Beach fans to surface. If anyone out there is aware of other examples elsewhere, please post. Hamilton Beach was in Racine and Bosworth in Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Huber Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Jim, to answer your questions the Bosworth fan motors were marketed by BOSWORTH, thus no HB motor tag. Here posted below is the most legible Bosworth label on a HB fan I am aware of. There is a business 10 minutes from me that does graphic design. I am sure there are many more. If you took this image and took the dimensions of your labels they could duplicate with their high tech machinery in vinyl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roadt Posted April 28, 2022 Author Share Posted April 28, 2022 Not great but pretty close to original 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Ray Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 Looking good Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Peters Posted April 28, 2022 Share Posted April 28, 2022 You got it. Bingo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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