Different Hobbies saw

[martinka]

Spotted this at Pickering steam rally yesterday. Last year the same chap (I think) had a Hobbies treadle saw fitted with motor.
This one looked interesting but looked to have too much missing to even consider buying it.

 

[finneyb]

That's an old hegner, notice the inverted colours (hammer) (hammer) (hammer)

 

[scrimper]

Spotted this at Pickering steam rally yesterday. Last year the same chap (I think) had a Hobbies treadle saw fitted with motor.
This one looked interesting but looked to have too much missing to even consider buying it.

That's the first time I have ever seen a Hobbies Anchor machine apart from a picture in a catalogue, how much did they want for it? This was a unique machine that offered a true vertical stroke using a steel band on ball bearing pulleys, they also made this as a bench model with a motor. It was first made in 1934 and cost £4.15.0 (£4.75) which was a lot of money then!

 

[ChrisR]

Martin.

Looks an interesting bit of kit, I think you should have purchased. :wink:

How I miss exhibiting my engines at steam fares, and digging through what my wife called the rusty stalls.

Take care.

Chris R.

 

[martinka]

John, there wasn't a price on it, and after the looks I got while taking a photo, I wasn't going to ask. There's no way I could have got it back to the car anyway, it was about half a mile or more away.