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15/03/2020

I will show you the step-by-step restoring process.

I have found this enclosed Two-speed breast drill at the garage sale, have to admit that I was impressed with this vintage tool despite it was all rusty and dirty. In this restoration project video, First enclosed two-speed breast drills were devised by Miller Falls company in 1937.

This is my first restoration project in my life, mistakes were made and experiences gained.
Good beginning I would say :)
With plenty of space for improvements.

Without further ado
Enjoy and thank you for watching :)

A sneak-peak into the first project at VINTAGE QUIRC. The 1940 Two speed breast drill restoration and please remember,I...
07/02/2020

A sneak-peak into the first project at VINTAGE QUIRC. The 1940 Two speed breast drill restoration and please remember,

It all starts with an idea, a dream, a goal 😊

Miller Falls Company story. 🧐

Levi J. Gunn and Charles H. Amidon were in their early thirties when they decided to go into business for themselves. Employees of the Greenfield Tool Company, they hoped to build wringers for squeezing water from freshly laundered clothes. Their employer manufactured wooden hand planes, so the men were well-versed in the technologies of the day and understood the dilemmas inherent in running a factory. Gunn, a blacksmith's son, had been involved with tool manufacture since his youth; Amidon, a shoemaker’s son, was a born innovator. The enterprise started humbly. Employees assembled wringers in rented rooms at a rundown steam mill near Greenfield’s first railway station.

The plant site was located on Cherry Rum Brook in the city's North Parish.
The men planned to power the plant with an overshot water wheel—a setup best suited for acquiring energy from a modest flow. Designed and built by Amidon, the wheel transmitted power to the factory’s machinery taking advantage of thick rope relatively than costly leather belting.
The road to the plant was laid out in the spring of 1862, and the construction of the factory took off soon after. Ashley Holland, a machinist, and early investor erected the stone dam. In the fall, the United States Patent Office approved Charles Amidon’s application for new clothes wringer. Manufacturing began before the final issue of the patent, and the firm exhibited Amidon’s wringer at the New York State Fair throughout that year. The wringer won a first-place award, an event followed in 1863 by awards at the Pennsylvania State Fair, the Syracuse Mechanics Fair, and the Maryland Institute.

07/02/2020

#️⃣Humble beginning,

I am super excited whilst posting my first post EVER! ☺️. I have decided that VINTAGE QUIRC will be about restoring and rescuing old rusty pieces. Whilst remaining a great enthusiast of history as well, thus it's more than reasonable to do some data mining on actual undertaken projects and prepare interesting historical insights about them.🧐

06/02/2020

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1940's Two Speed Enclosed "Breast Drill" - Restoration
1940's Two Speed Enclosed "Breast Drill" - Restoration

I will show you the step-by-step restoring process. I have found this enclosed Two-speed breast drill at the garage sale, have to admit that I was impressed with this vintage tool despite it was all rusty and dirty. In this restoration project video, First enclosed two-speed breast drills were devised by Miller Falls company in 1937. This is my first restoration project in my life, mistakes were made and experiences gained. Good beginning I would say :) With plenty of space for improvements. Without further ado Enjoy and thank you for watching :)

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