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Picked up this early VV-VI with plaster 14.5 inch Nipper for $94 package deal!
And let me tell you, this Nipper was definitely made in 1899!! Just kidding,
couldn't resist. The owner said he had it about 20 years so maybe 1980's??
The reproducer was shot so I put a spare rebuilt Exhibition on it. Runs ok
but the governor may be a replacement. The weights are not round but beveled.
I will post the motor pics when I have some more time.

Nice buy...


It's like a sore dick,,,, you can't beat it... LOL

fmblizz

Got some more pics. From what I can gather the brake is wrong, platter is wrong,
the rivet or screw that holds the speed control is missing. A metal strip was
added to help hold the speed control actuator in place but this is haphazard
at best. The governor is from some other machine as well.

The strangest thing is the position of the crank hole/escutcheon. On most VV-VI's
the crank handle is in the top rear area of the cabinet. On this one its lower and
near the front. As you can see there is very little clearance from the table top
which leaves insufficient room for your fingers when cranking. The case appears
to be original and unmodified so my only guess is the crank handle is incorrect
for this model. Could this have been a design flaw in the early models such as this?