John Nyman Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 I came across this 16" bb/sc non-oscillator from tidewater Va...rusty as all but nothing much pitted, it's brushed and is a DC motor by the tag. Unknown running condition but I'll get a rectifier, it seems decent inside and was wanting to date it so as to maybe cheer me up enough to do a restoration....any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Rockwell Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 You can treat it as 1921, or close enough to that date... Sometimes these turn up having been adapted to AC use, but your tag gives no indication of it being other than you determined: a 16-inch D.C. G.E... so restore it, why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Lawson Posted May 8 Share Posted May 8 That's a piece of local history. Given where you found it, It likely started its service life on Virginia's Eastern Shore, which was off the grid until the mid 1930s. The only electricity before then was generated by privately owned light plants. If it were me, I'd be inclined to leave it original. It would look great next to a couple of period hand-carved duck decoys. As Steve said, Form W is generally accepted to be 1921. From my experience (others may vary), Form W is one of the lesser encountered form letters of the post-BMY era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Nyman Posted May 9 Author Share Posted May 9 That's usually my motto as well, when in doubt restore it but I like your idea James, I'll do the mechanicals and think about leaving the "patina"...thank you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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