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Another Chinese tungsten product purchased through ebay? Edited by Fat Freddy
02/27/2013 3:35 pm
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Coffee grinder.  |
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An early coin press from the Philadelphia Mint.
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I think it's something I've seen in those mail order catalogs. It's a wind up watch for people with Arthritis. And for those visually impared, it just says the time. |
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Souvenir elongated penny maker at Carson City mint?
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Coin Press #1 in the Old Mint Building, Carson City, Nev. Built in Philadelphia, though!
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A now defunct World Trade Center Commemorative coin press from the National Collectors Mint.  |
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philadelphian got it right! The Carson City Mint is now the Nevada State Museum and it a great place to spend an afternoon. I took this picture of Coin Press #1 a couple year's ago while going through it. The press was manufactured in 1869. They still use this coin press to mint souvenir coins which you can purchase straight out of the press if you are lucky enough to go on a day when they have it running. Here's the website for more information and a better picture of the press. http://museums.nevadaculture.org/in...5&Itemid=443Edited by chesterb
02/27/2013 6:20 pm
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That is interesting stuff! So that's where those CC coins came from.
Was doing some further reading about the press. It has quite a history. Initially steam powered - later upgraded to electric. It has had several moves through its lifetime. Fascinating stuff.
Thanks for bringing up the topic, chesterb.
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Morgan & Orr, in Philadelphia, was one of the largest press-makers in the world at the time as well as a major boiler maker. Their property extended most of the block between Callowhill and Noble Streets in Philadelphia, in the block between 12th and 13th (even with and two blocks behind the Convention Center); it's no longer there today. This model, which they called the Ajax, was capable of 150 strikes per minute and 200 tons' pressure.
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Does anybody know what kind of press Daniel Carr uses? I was told it was a surplus press from the US but he bought it from Singapore. I may have the country wrong but this was the skinny I had received.
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Does anybody know what kind of press Daniel Carr uses? It's a Graebner, surplus from the Denver Mint. It had apparently never left the Denver area when he acquired it. 360 Tons pressure available, yet no faster than the Morgan & Orr. |
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SsuperDdave,
Thanks. Not sure why my informant thought it was from Singapore.
Jerry B,
Great link. Why didn't I think of that? That press is awesome and his set-up is unbelievable. It looks like you'd need a Masters Degree in everything to operate/repair that machine.
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He's got an interesting series of pictures on there. In one pic, it looks like a wire to the electric motor cooling fan has been worn due to rubbing against one of the belts. I hope that got corrected.
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