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   I just added an antique grinder station to my little machine shop . I think they are both Ernst Plank pieces , so they must date back to the 1930's . Here are some pictures .

D. E. Jones

Nice workshop.

Nice addition to your colorful workshop!

The tin grinder is model #401/2

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and the cast pewter grinder is model #402,

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both shown in the 1925 catalog.

Last Easter weekend I just restored the follower of both, a cast composite pewter grinder with tin metal hood and water cup
As this one is a rare hybrid between the early pewter and late cast iron models, I unfortunately have no pic or model # of it...

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At the right side in the pic you see grinder #1006 of 1903-12, the left side shows eccentric press #1008 of 1906-15 and polisher #404 of 1910s-20s


Greetings from Solingen,Germany
Rainer

I like those machines, especially the press  . Thanks for the catalog pictures .

D. E. jones

Nice addition for your machine shop.