Comments on: Motor-Powered Pencil Sharpener (Jan, 1932)

By: rick

rick — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:17:14 +0000

Yes Don. I have seen that kind of cord on old electrical stuff (antique lamps, etc.) but didn’t know what the covering material was. Still, the looks of those old cords don’t inspire much confidence Thanks for the info.

Rick

By: Don

Don — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:49:22 +0000

Rick, it’s a little had to tell from the picture, but I suspect that’s rayon-covered twisted electrical cord, common on electrical stuff from the ’30s. I have used the modern version of it for restoring antique electrical stuff, and it works perfectly fine. See http://www.sundialwire.com/Pro.....ols300.jpg . . . .

By: rick

rick — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:38:41 +0000

I noticed that the electric cord on the sharpener in the picture has been airbrushed out except for a couple of rickety-looking wire ends going into the motor. If the rest of that cord looked like those ends, it’s no wonder that they brushed it out.

As for the lathe sharpener, at least that one looks like a neat piece of workmanship. I wish I had one of those sitting on my desk.

Rick

By: KD5ZS

KD5ZS — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:52:55 +0000

First time I’ve seen that. However with a name like that, it’s probably lost in space.

By: Jari

Jari — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:09:01 +0000

Hey, have you seen the older pencil sharpeners, that looks a like a lathe?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com.....0455cb.jpg

By: KD5ZS

KD5ZS — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:02:07 +0000

Now they just need to add switches to turn on and off the motor automatically when the pencil is inserted.