Vintage Windmill and Wind Generator Forum

Good looking machine, some parts look NOS or a really nice older restoration

I haven't seen any literature that shows that PD variant. The droopy tail angle iron looks amateurish but you finding 3 of them spread out could mean that they were made for or by a PD retailer. The tower really interests me, one I haven't seen. It appears to be constructed the way PD did it. They b...

I recommend the American Windmill Museum in Lubbock. I know they need a Jacobs like yours in their wind electric collection. If you want to give me a call or email ( my number is in my bio) I can tell you who to talk to and contact info. I don’t like to put that info in the public domain.
Mike

The Jacobs Little America story is pretty interesting. Here’s a sequence of photos from 1929-1955. (Reverse order) 1929—1st camp—Three 70 ft towers erected for radio transmission 1934–2nd camp—Jacobs mounted to one of the radio towers. 1947–Admiral Byrd’s son visits Little America 1954—Bud Waite dis...

Bottom line after seeing your pics and conferring with a couple of guys I consider my mentors, your machine absolutely needs to be in a museum. A few jaws hit the ground….It may be the earliest known Jacobs that is still in mostly original condition. It appears to have a few touch ups and verifying ...

Bottom line after seeing your pics and conferring with a couple of guys I consider my mentors, your machine absolutely needs to be in a museum. A few jaws hit the ground….It may be the earliest known Jacobs that is still in mostly original condition. It appears to have a few touch ups and verifying ...

Hi Josephine The model, condition and completeness will give us a better idea on value. It can be worth anywhere from a few hundred to several thousand. If it is an early Jacobs like Admiral Byrd used at Little America, then it may have more historic value. They’re not very common. That model had a ...

Interesting photo…Is it a whirligig attached to the car? Doesn’t appear to have enough structure to be a wind gen in the distance. I regret not asking my grandparents more questions.

You need the 10” brake drum. I checked last night and don’t currently have any not affiliated with a complete machine. The 10” are less common than the 8” brake drums used on the 6V and many 32V geared Winchargers. I’ll keep an eye out for you. Btw the 8” brake drum is same as the model t emergency ...

The hub usually refers to the part the fits on the end of the generator shaft and connects to the propeller. Since you have that part are you talking about the pivot connection to the tower?