[Benellinut]

~PULLED~ Cool Man Cave item for gear heads like me. Vintage "Mecury Vacameter"

SALE CANCELLED FOR NOW, SORRY
I have this vintage 'Vacameter", a link to pics in my PhotoBucket folder below. It's an early precursor to modern day diagnostic machines for checking your engine for problems. Very cool meter that reads engine vacuum and gives probable causes printed on the scale. I can just imagine a mechanic hooking this up to a car and showing the customer, "There's your problem, you need a valve job which will cost you $20" I'm sure it generated a lot of business for the shops back in the day. It's surprisingly accurate, it was within one inch of vacuum when I compared it to my Snap-On meter.

I've been torn whether I should keep this or sell it, I've had it for many years, it was a gift from my Father before he passed away. But it just sets in the corner of my garage and since my accident I can't work on cars like I use to. I was a professional mechanic for 25 years and did a lot of work under the table here at home nights and weekends. Dad was an antique dealer when he came across this meter, he thought I'd like to have that for my garage and rolled in with it one day. Dad also gave me a real nice old coolant bucket, the old galvanized type with the long neck pore spout with the original Prestone decal. I don't have any pics of that but I can get some if anyone is interested in it, haven't thought about a price for that yet.

I guess I'd rather turn it into cash to go towards a nice AR upper for my build, I'd get more enjoyment out of the rifle. So the price is $600 I'd consider an nice 16 inch AR upper toward the deal. Here's the link to the pics --> VacMeter pictures by guywil - Photobucket

I live in Marathon if you'd like to stop by and check it out, we'll hook it up to your car and see if I can sell you an engine overhaul while your here!

Thanks, Guy Wilson

 

[gizmo]

don't let OSHA know you have mercury jeeez if 1 fluorescent bulb breaks at work we have to vacate the space, ventilate and wear PPE (personal protective equipment) to clean it up If 2 or more break we practically have to call in a HAZMAT team. And no I'm not kidding. When I was a kid we used to play with the stuff (guess that explains the Drain Bamage, I'll go back to licking the wall now)

 

[Benellinut]

Hmm, never gave that a thought, thanks for bringing that to my attention.

Well I guess I better cancel the sale until I get the mercury removed from the tubes and seal them off. I'll have to find a place where I can properly dispose of the mercury.

Same here, we use to play with mercury in our science class, the teacher would pour it in our hands to show us how heavy it was and just like water it would spill out between your fingers no matter how tight you tried to hold it. We also found it would stick to coins and make them shiny and slippery.

 

[gizmo]

A buddy of mine thought he was being funny and tried to see if his wedding ring would "float" on the mercury.......note to self gold absorbs mercury. Turned his ring silver, he heated it with a propane torch to seperate the mercury. Looking back we probably inhaled some nasty fumes.