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Anyone here know about OLD baldor grinders?

I have a Baldor grinder that I have not been able to date. I cannot even find any pictures of this grinder online and I have looked at hundreds of images. The grinder is a NO. L-106. It's a 1/4 HP, 3400 rpm 6 inch bench grinder. What sets this grinder apart from all the other Baldor grinders I have seen is that the wheel guards and the motor endbells are cast as one piece. Every other Baldor grinder I have seen has replaceable wheel guards, the guards are held to the motor endbells with screws. Anybody here have any idea how old it might be? Thanks, Eric

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etpm
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We had one at a shop I worked in almost 50 years ago, and it was far from new then. It was mounted on a pedestal made of an old wheel rim and some water pipe.

VanDorn and GE both made similar grinders - the VanDorn being more similar to the Baldor. - these were made in the 50s and 60s - possibly also earlier. Then there were the baldors with cast guards that were fitted to casr bell-ends - almost looked one piece but were rotatable.

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