What is this whatits??

[Ihorse]

I uncovered this item from the back of the shop, where it has been for ???? years--I don;t have a clue--other than some kind of oil gizmo--it is about a foot tall and 5-in around at the top--made by Leiman Bros-Newark NJ--cast into the side of the bottom--ANY IDEAS??--someone has been likely looking for one of these for a long time;
thanks d,j,

[Dick Graybill]

It looks like it could be some kind of a pump.Sight oilers would lube bearings.May be a small burner unit such as to melt solder or babbit. Dick in central Pa.

[Kevin O. Pulver]

D.J. It's maddening to get my curiosity piqued and then not be able to pick the thing up and turn it over, studying every angle and detail. I haven't got a clue. I have seen some old lead furnaces and don't know why you'd need a belt drive for one. But I don't have a better idea, and there ARE a lot of things I have not yet seen! Kevin

[Ihorse]

Here is another picture--laying down--it is a oiler of some kind--that is a little belt driven pump--you see the drain valve in the pic---the two sight glasses-darned if I know-
d,j,

[BillsToys]

It appears to have a sight glass on a pressure side and one on the suction side? Is that a small arrow for direction of rotation above the pulley on your second picture?
Bill in Cleveland

[Chuck Parcher (Ks.)]

I think these were used on portable steam, or wind operated sewing machines down around Saragosa.......

seriously I have no clue what it is. They sure did make a lot of stuff back in the old days. did'nt they?
Chuck

[Ihorse]

Yes--that is a directional arrow cast into the side of the pump- counterclockwise rotation,--curious enough , there is no bolt holes in the top flange--so no lid--no cover-just the oil was open to the elements??
d,j,

[Bill Sherlock]

Guessing this item would have been used inside a building where it would be out of the elements. Anyone in Neward, NJ want to go down to the library and check for any records of Leiman Bros. and see if there's any mention of products they manufactured and when? I'd go myself but a little too far away.

Bill

[handlebar99]

No need to go to the library -- if you "Google" Leiman Bros. Newark -- I think you will come to the conclusion that the whatsis is some form of vacumn pump. (Ain't the internet grand?)


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[Chip Watford]

I've got a flat belt driven bench grinder with "Leiman Bros Newark N.J." cast in the top. Chip

[BillsToys]

I think that a countercloskwise rotation would pump fluid into the bottom of the pot. There may have been a lid clamped on top of the pot. Is there ball checks in the top of the little sight glasses? And is the exit hole in the pot threaded?
Bill in Cleveland

[Ned L]

I wonder if this is any relation to "Lehman" out of Newark NJ that was well known for it's marine conversion of engines (esp. Ford diesels)?