Art & Inspiration Old Saylor-Beall compressor

I got this old compressor a few years ago. When I got it I did not really look at it till today. I had to go looking for a belt for my drill press. I knew it had a belt on it turned out wrong belt. Anyway I got looking at it and what a cool old compressor. I thought I would share some pics of it with all of you. If any of you have any information on it that would be cool. If not still a cool old compressor. It dose pump air and it has a newer motor on it. The model is 930-K the tank I believe is cast iron.

 

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Stick a magnet on the tank, sure looks like cast aluminum.

 

Top line compressor in their day. It looks like someone went up a few frame sizes on the motor when they replaced it though.

 

In the 1930s, the motor probably was that big or bigger.

 

Old friend GOOGLE came up with this:

http://www.saylor-beall.com/pumps/

 

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Probably originally built as an air supply for pneumatic HVAC control which is now obsolete.

 

Its a single cylinder ,single stage,very good compressor just don't expect too much from it. Around 125 lbs. max and not a lot of volume but I bought parts for one almost like it a few years ago,so parts were still available then

 

I would not expect much from it either. I got it about 3 years ago. I had stopped off at a moving sale it was at the end. I bought some things . As I'm leaving the guy says hey. You want this old compressor. I said sure why not from there it ended up in the shed.

 

It is cool . Thank you for sharing .

 

I just found this it an estate sale other than the pressure gauge it looks to be original I love the color, going to finish cleaning it up and replace the wiring but it runs and pumps

 

There was a Saylor-Beall factory in the town I grew up in, St. Johns, Michigan. It closed down in the 1990’s I believe.