Can someone identify this?

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By George Button III (Chip), Lake Clear, NY on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 03:15 pm:

Cheri Van Keuren-Mooty
This was in a box of auction items I got. Brass and Glass. Is this a car part and any idea of value. Make offer! Sorry Brent if this is not a car part.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3542627886943&set=o.318299001565898&type =1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Allen E Tobin, Dolan Springs,Az. on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 03:20 pm:

i have a few of them, oilers.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By John W. Oder - Houston, Texas on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 03:49 pm:

Could just as easily be a machine part. Common on old machine tools. New ones of some size (500 Ml) on Ebay from England are more than 80 bucks with shipping to USA.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Craig Anderson, central Wisconsin on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 04:26 pm:

That's a swing top oiler as used on stationary flywheel engines.......they usually bring pretty good money.
Depending on the make they can bring a LOT of money....... :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 04:45 pm:

I looked at some finished auctions at eBay. Most of the brass/glass oilers sold between $10 and $40
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Farm-Machinery-Pilot-Snap-Lever-Sight-Feed-Hit-Miss-Engi ne-Oilers-2-/360478757088
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1890s-LUNKENHEIMER-7-No-4-BRASS-HIT-OR-MISS-STEAM-ENGINE -OILER-STEAMPUNK-AA-/221096736562
- but as always there are exceptions like this pair:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/LUNKENHEIMER-NO-1-1-2-PURITAN-POWELL-HIT-MISS-OILERS-/22 1023591903
Guess it's the unusual cup shaped glass that makes the Lunkenheimer No. 1 1/2 more desirable?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 05:40 pm:

You see oilers like that on a lot of old machinery.




Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By James A. Golden on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 07:20 pm:

There were some of those glass sections for sale at Kinzers Rough and Tumble Steam Show in Pennsylvania yesterday.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Danial - Veneta OR US Earth Solar System on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 09:04 pm:

It's a spot or point-oiler. I sell ones that look just about like that all year long for about $30 or so, depending on capacity.

Lubesite is the brand we sell. They're used all over in industry.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Danial - Veneta OR US Earth Solar System on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 09:06 pm:

Wow, Roger, I had no idea that Lunkenheimer made oilers and that they were worth that much! I've sold their valves over the years.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Craig Anderson, central Wisconsin on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 11:10 pm:

If you think Lunks bring big money you oughta see what a Powell swing top brings!

Many of the early IHC Famous engines used swing top oilers.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Danial - Veneta OR US Earth Solar System on Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 11:31 pm:

Good grief, Powell too? Guys, I may be sitting on a gold mine. We have boxes of ancient valves and oilers upstairs in the loft of our warehouse.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Craig Anderson, central Wisconsin on Friday, August 17, 2012 - 12:11 am:

So what are you doing HERE?........ :-)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Danial - Veneta OR US Earth Solar System on Friday, August 17, 2012 - 12:30 am:

haha....you know what I'll be doing tomorrow morning when I get to work...grin...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Frank Harris from Long Beach & Big Bear on Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 04:47 pm:

My sister has a 1911 White G.A. with an eight spigot oiler on the dash board. You flip all of the levers before you start it up. Many early gas engines had these oilers. Even boat engines had them. Some early engines later on had oilers from printing presses and were gear driven rather than drip systems. Drip systems are constant while mechanical oilers change with the speed of the engine.

Lunkenheimer is a good company but there were many of them out there.

Our 1889 steamboaat Tinkerbelle has three small Lunkenheimer oilers on its engine as shown in the picture below. They will supply oil for about three hours of powering before they need to be re-filled.




oilers


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By george house on Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 07:40 pm:

I have a cast brass Lunkenheimer lubricator (not an oiler) for a steam engine that I'd sell if anybody needed one


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mack Cole ---- Earth on Saturday, August 18, 2012 - 08:43 pm:

There is a slight difference in the 1's used for engines and for machine shafts.The engine 1's have a check ball that keeps the compression from blowing the oil back up as it trys to drip down.


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