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#737406 Fri Oct 18 2019 10:57 AM
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Hi All

If theres anyone out there that collects or knows anything about vintage electric Barber Poles please PM me.
I have 3 old cast iron bodies and would like to know approximately how old they really are, if theres any parts available and just any information on them I can get.

Thank You

Chuck

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Nice, really nice


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Do you know anything about them Craig?
I'm trying to decide what to do with them.

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Marvy sells parts for these, but by the time you buy all the missing pieces, you’ll have 4 or 500. invested in parts per unit, not counting your time .

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RSLjr1 is right, the parts repro will be spendy but you will have complete pieces. The porcelain looks tough and maybe one or two are not, but like the porcelain pumps can be restored with paint or powder coat with clear. It all depends on what you want and are happy doing. They just would look great and with some time you could do one at a time. When they are done they will just look great and it is like a gas pump, there will be many new parts. But I like them and they light up and look pretty.


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Thanks for the input guys. I'm not sure if I want to make the investment or just sell them as they are to someone who can bring them back to life.

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Not sure those are Marvy.. may check on eBay to see for sure but those looks to be Koken

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I already talked with Chuck about these, but for general info for ya'll:
White pole is the top section for a Kochs #3,4 or 5 floor pole
Red pole is a Koken #85, 8" wall pole
(8" is the dia. of the glass)
Green pole is a Koken #25w, 8" wall pole

Marvy never made a porcelain pole

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Thanks Mike
I appreciate you sharing the details.

I measurrd all the cylinder bases and these are all 8".

Chuck


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Sorry about that.
I can't find that red one in any catalogs, but it does look big and you have the tape measure and I'm sure I haven't seen everything out there.
Here's what I have on the green one and the white one.

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Don't think the red one started out red... is it porcelain?


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