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Has this bottle really been in service since the 20s Attached Images
Reply:Yes, first inspection stamp I see is 9-23 meaning September 1923.- MondoMember, AWSLincoln ProMIG 140Lincoln AC TombstoneCraftsman Lathe 12 x 24 c1935Atlas MFC Horizontal MillCraftsman Commercial Lathe 12 x 36 c1970- - - I'll just keep on keepin' on.
Reply:Man that's crazy cutting iron with a 90 year old bottle. I can only image how much it's cut in its lifetime
Reply:yes its that old and not really that uncommon they stay in service until they fail hydrotestMiller Xmt 350Lincoln Ln-25Ahp 200xSmith Gas Mixer AR/HTig is my Kung FuThrowing down dimes and weaving aboutInstagram http://instagram.com/[email protected]
Reply:Sometimes you'll run across a bottle with a swastika stamped out.
Reply:Wow that's crazyLincoln 305gLincoln 225 tombstone More tools than I can play with at one time
Reply:millerkiller88  This bottle is a trophy, an artifact  -  and eventually it is going to fail. If my math is correct, your bottle is due for hydro this year.If you exchange your bottle and it fails, it will just be scraped;  history and provenance will be lost. For preservation sake, I would point out its age to your LWS and ask: 1]   that they retire the bottle in recognition of its exceptional service,  2]   give the bottle to you [void without numericial defacement] and,3]   give you an exchange without charge.I'm am aware of all of the bottle ownership and exchange issues  that arise on this forum; I have none of problems discussed because I know how Bottle-World works.If I had your artifact, my LWS would eagerly do all that I have suggested,just to be apart of the provenance.Opus
Reply:Most places would give it back after THEY drilled a hole in it.
Reply:the last date stamp is 10-04+ there is almost no more room for stamps.Lincoln 305gLincoln 225 tombstone More tools than I can play with at one time
Reply:Originally Posted by WookieWeldingyes its that old and not really that uncommon they stay in service until they fail hydrotest
Reply:Originally Posted by OPUS FERROmillerkiller88  This bottle is a trophy, an artifact  -  and eventually it is going to fail. If my math is correct, your bottle is due for hydro this year.If you exchange your bottle and it fails, it will just be scraped;  history and provenance will be lost. For preservation sake, I would point out its age to your LWS and ask: 1]   that they retire the bottle in recognition of its exceptional service,  2]   give the bottle to you [void without numericial defacement] and,3]   give you an exchange without charge.I'm am aware of all of the bottle ownership and exchange issues  that arise on this forum; I have none of problems discussed because I know how Bottle-World works.If I had your artifact, my LWS would eagerly do all that I have suggested,just to be apart of the provenance.Opus
Reply:I will see your 9 of 23 with a 6 of 15!!From the desk of Kevin CaronTrying to be the best me I can!www.kevincaron.comAHP Alpha Tig 200x MillerMatic 251Miller Syncrowave 200
Reply:And I'll put  young-blood upstart 7-17 against Kevinacaron's tired feeble war-weary  6-15, any day. AND Millerkiller88's snot-nose pipsqueak 9-23, at the same time.    Last edited by denrep; 05-18-2013 at 11:46 PM.
Reply:Nice. Think you guys can convince the young kid at the fill station that you simply went ahead and got all your hydros for the next 100 years in advance to simplify things? .No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:JTMcC . . a cynic . . . knows the price of everything, and the value of nothing  -  ofofww.Not all LWS are created equal  -  evidently my LWS has more personality than yours.The really smart money is seated at denrep's table playing LowBall - OxBottle.You can raise [or in this case lower] all you want, but unless you hold  -  you have nothing.All of the bottles posted are collectable. Opus
Reply:Considering the apparent lack of quality in modern steels, the old bottle is probably better than new....and considering where the modern steel comes from.....If it passes the displacement test, who cares.
Reply:What's up with the swastika?Member, AWSLincoln ProMIG 140Lincoln AC TombstoneCraftsman Lathe 12 x 24 c1935Atlas MFC Horizontal MillCraftsman Commercial Lathe 12 x 36 c1970- - - I'll just keep on keepin' on.
Reply:It is actually not a swastika. It is a box with a plus inside of it.  Mac
Reply:Actually the boxed ones where originally true swastikas that where stamped again to hide the symbol after WWII.  I've seen one or two that didn't have the second stamping but the ones that have been boxed are more common.Last edited by irish fixit; 05-19-2013 at 12:34 PM.Millermatic 252XMT 304'sDynasty 280DXHypertherm PowerMax 1250Miller Trailblazer 302 EFIOptima PulserXR feeder and XR Edge gun and more athttp://members.dslextreme.com/users/waynecook/index.htm
Reply:If these old bottles could talk.  Attached ImagesDon’t pay any attention to meI’m just a hobbyist!CarlDynasty 300V350-Pro w/pulseSG Spool gun1937 IdealArc-300PowerArc 200ST3 SA-200sVantage 400
Reply:Old bottles, old intestines....  Gas in, gas out.