Refurbishing another L&R cleaning machine

[LittleWatchShop]

Picked this up on ebay for a total of $308 after shipping.

The pictures on ebay made me think it was stored in an attic for the last 40 years.  I took a chance.

It showed up today.  Not shown in the pictures are the three genuine L&R jars, stars, and lids.

I could not wait, so I tore down the motor to find what I expected...wires with cracked insulation.  So I rewired the motor, cleaned and oiled the bearings, reassembled and voila!!

The base is mostly cleaned up and I am considering a complete strip and re-paint. 

To my surprise, the 750 ohm stock rheostat was fully functional as was the 220 ohm heater resistor.  This baby is gonna clean up nice!!

The guy was asking $250 and it sat on ebay for a week or two, so I offered $225 and he accepted.  Add tax and $55 shipping (or so)

[LittleWatchShop]

Here you go.  Need a bulb and am working on the jewel cover.

 

[gpraceman]

That's looking good. Very good find.

[LittleWatchShop]

The bearings are a little noisy, I am pondering replacing the outer set, but maybe not.