A grasshopper of unknown vintage

[mikemunsonParticipant @mikemunson]

I have just bought the grasshopper engine shown. Much of it uses castings, which suggest to me it may be from a kit. I can find nothing on the internet that looks similar in the use the castings. It stands about 30cm tall. Does anybody recognise the design? I will need to replace one of the uprights as it is a fabricated copy of the other (cast) one.

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Doubt it’s a kit – looks like an antique that’s been round the block a few times.   Not top quality machining, so perhaps made in a Victorian Brass Foundry in someone’s spare time using simple equipment.

Hard to date. Have a look at the screws – hand-made, inch-sized, and not Whitworth suggest early.

Dunno what to recommend – I like to retain the history, others might restore to ‘as new’.

Dave

[Charles LamontParticipant @charleslamont71117]

An interesting and quirky object. Quite likely to be unique. I suggest a minimum of intervention.

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