DaveG
Airbush Analyst
This one - (a Wold Model M) - did not come with any documentation, or a case for that matter. Still, it has to be considered to be in the neighborhood of 100 years old. A little brass showing through here and there, some of the serrations and details damaged, but overall condition is pretty good.
External mix double action brush. It could be used as either a side feed (shown with color cup installed) or with a siphon feed bottle attached to the bottom port. After a careful disassembly - took me a while to figure this one out, as there is a guide rod where one would normally think to find the needle in a brush, as well as a mechanism tying trigger movement to the actual needle movement - a good cleaning was in order. There was not a ton of paint, but rather what looked like dried out oil, caked in dirt, and just age packed in the brush.
My first attempts at using the brush were interesting. The brush, while being rather large in stature, is quite stingy with paint. Atomization is a bit course; better after some additional needle, nozzle cleaning, and polishing - and, may yet improve further with a little more restoration work on the front end of the brush. It does however work, and works well enough to be considered for use as is.
Really interesting, early piece, and a welcome addition to my collection.
External mix double action brush. It could be used as either a side feed (shown with color cup installed) or with a siphon feed bottle attached to the bottom port. After a careful disassembly - took me a while to figure this one out, as there is a guide rod where one would normally think to find the needle in a brush, as well as a mechanism tying trigger movement to the actual needle movement - a good cleaning was in order. There was not a ton of paint, but rather what looked like dried out oil, caked in dirt, and just age packed in the brush.
My first attempts at using the brush were interesting. The brush, while being rather large in stature, is quite stingy with paint. Atomization is a bit course; better after some additional needle, nozzle cleaning, and polishing - and, may yet improve further with a little more restoration work on the front end of the brush. It does however work, and works well enough to be considered for use as is.
Really interesting, early piece, and a welcome addition to my collection.