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Bundy Pics(and it aint AL!) mike kraft

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Mike Kraft
Mike Kraft Member Posts: 406
in THE MAIN WALL
I scored quite a find today.It was free too!The pictures will tell.This iron puppy is Patent dated Sept.22 1874.

I am planning on sandblasting and painting it.I dont have steam heat just HWBB.My bride Kathy is thinking cleaning and painting this relic may lessen its antique value.Any thoughts or suggestions?

This radiator is A.A. Griffing Iron Co. and under the bsae the Bundy Co. is cast in it.Awesome find.

cheese

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  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,530
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    In the trunk and off to Wetstock

    Fer sure!
    Retired and loving it.
  • Gary Fereday
    Gary Fereday Member Posts: 427
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    AS IS!!..... DO NOT CLEAN IT! (NM)......bigugh

  • Dave Yates (PAH)
    Dave Yates (PAH) Member Posts: 2,162
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    disagree!

    I've got an auto body shop friend who sand blasts the rads and then paints any color you like using high temp paints then bakes on the finish while running a few cars through the bake furnace.

    I see fire engine red!

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  • Mike Kraft
    Mike Kraft Member Posts: 406
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    RE: Fire Engine Red

    How bout Mack red..engine block paint.I got buddies to you know!

    cheese
  • Dave Yates (PAH)
    Dave Yates (PAH) Member Posts: 2,162
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    buddies

    Yup & you're getting together with a few hundred of em in November!

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  • Gary Fereday
    Gary Fereday Member Posts: 427
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    But;

    The TV traveling antique show always knocks off $$$ if the patina of years of antiqueism is not left on. I was just thinking of the $$$ sorry! I'll repent. bigugh
  • Jeff Lawrence_24
    Jeff Lawrence_24 Member Posts: 593
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    Well

    is this the guy that recoated the toilet tank top for you?
  • Mad Dog
    Mad Dog Member Posts: 2,595
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    Tell Kathy it's contaminated with lead paint..........

    and five tropical diseases, Krafty!!!!!!!!! It would go reeeeeel perfect in Mad Dog's antique steam system that he's building from scratch with the help of Noel & Steamhead......Dude!!!!!! name your price or we'll trade....It'ud look reeel nice next two the very rare "flue radiators" that Steamhead traded with me..........i'M SERIUOS......let's talk BRO!!!!!!!!!!! Mad Dog

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  • Dave_4
    Dave_4 Member Posts: 1,405
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    i might have seen one of these once

    we were renovating an old stanford u building from around that time, and they had a few of these....the facilities people hauled them away & probably kept them in storage..... if you ever need any parts....


    http://www.stanfordalumni.org/news/magazine/1998/sepoct/articles/encina.html
  • Paul Bock
    Paul Bock Member Posts: 4
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    we should get dan a gig on the antiques road show,

    because I just can't see Leigh and Leslie Keno getting real excited about this sort of thing. Too bad, too, because here in our American Heating Museum we could really load the show up with tons (quite literally) of really cool stuff. Although some of it would be casting pearls before swine. My son says it looks like a garbage can (where did I go wrong?), and My wife gave me the don't even think about bringing that into our house look. I on the other hand congradulate you on your find, and I think you could safely paint it without devaluing the piece as the market is not overly glutted at this time. good luck and I hope find some more vintage pieces

    Paul
  • Unknown
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    I told you, Mike

    You were right. The Big Dog likes it.

    I thought Mad Dog was going to put in heat THIS year. Didn't you? He should be almost finished by now.

    He just needs one more 1800s radiator.

    That's a gem in the raw, there, Cheese. Did you move it out of your truck alone? Kathy didn't......
  • Dave Yates (PAH)
    Dave Yates (PAH) Member Posts: 2,162
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    uhhhhhhhh

    One & the same! You have a long memory for The Widow Bile.

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  • Mike Kraft
    Mike Kraft Member Posts: 406
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    New the Dawg............

    would roll over fer this one too Noel:)He's sitting up and speaking!Looks like my woman is liking the piece.......shes anti painting it but I'm agreeing with Yatesy........but definitely not red.My daughters boyfreind helped me hoist it out.I still am marveling at the find.1874.....thats a couple of weeks ago eh.I'd love to make it a hot water rad.But I'd have to drill and tap each tube and tap the lower blank.Seems a bit on the risky side.Whatta you think?

    cheese.........nice snow job Noel;)
  • Gary Fereday
    Gary Fereday Member Posts: 427
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    Is that a one pipe steam?

    If so (or two pipe) could a (twin ell) fitting be installed that would direct the H/W around it at a slow rate that would make it heat? You may have to construct the fitting but if it just happened to have one outlet and one inlet on the same fitting with a direction pipe inside. hot water could rise and gravity heat the thing. Can you smell my dye check brainstorm again? bigugh PS I can see it but not draw it.
  • Mike Kraft
    Mike Kraft Member Posts: 406
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    Damn great thinking!

    I can do Ugh!I love you man!Your reason for NOT painting it is the same as Kathys.I just need to make it shine!he $$ is secondary(yeah right):)

    thanks cheese
  • Gary Fereday
    Gary Fereday Member Posts: 427
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    Easy, Cheese!

    We may velcro if we got close! bigugh
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 16,856
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    The Bundy

    used pipes installed on the base in pairs with return-bends at the top. It really was a steam-only radiator since there's no header on top to allow water to distribute and air to be vented. I think you hot-water guys are gonna be out of luck.

    But I'd definitely strip all that old paint off and repaint with something that can take the heat. Then find a suitable steam system to install it in. You listening, Mad Dog? Got anything you can swap for it?

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  • Gary Fereday
    Gary Fereday Member Posts: 427
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    Yes The air situation I saw.


    after I sent that in. I installed a h/w system and left a conceled high point in it. A 90* ell buried in a cieling, wall place. I found it quick but just stood there and thought a moment. I punched a 1/4" hole in the line under it, cut a 45* angle on the end of a 1/4" tube and shoved it up to the top of the ell, brased it in place . put a valve on it and emptied out the air. That was the only hitch in the system. Has not missed a beat in the 15 years it has been installed. Where there is a will, there is usually a way. I love brainstorming! bigugh
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