Antique Incubator

[greatergraceoffbg]

I have one that is the same, and i use it as a Coffee Table in a Bed and Breakfast. Sure would love to see it working but I'm just not that creative to repair or inovatively adapt it....

 

[LisaKay3]

I'll get the hang of this sooner or later.

 

[LisaKay3]

I just joined BYC. My knee-jerk response upon seeing this was something on the line of OMG!! I WANT IT!!

I realize your post is about two years old. Just in the hope that you might get this response, please tell me what you have done with it. I would love to know. Thank You!

 

[JeffJustJeff]

I actually picked up a number 5 at an Amish auction this weekend. I would love to restore it. Mine is in very similar shape to the original poster's, except it's missing the platform below the water container.

 

[CosmoCowboy]

I have a # 6 in perfect working order. you unfortinetly are missing some major parts for it to be a functing incubator. as for making it a kitchen table, choping block or any other item besides what it was made for would be a shame. I have the original operaters manual that came with it in 1894. It is very fraggile but i have managed to scan it and now have it on my computer and if you send me your e-mail i would be glad to share it with you. The #6 was my second antique incubator and now i have four. i would say that the successful #6 incubator is my pride and joy.My others are a Buckeye 14E and a keystone state and my first is a Favorite incubator [ electric] which will hold four hundred eggs at a time. That one i use twice a year and only incubate no more than thirty at a time. Great finding others who enjoy the beauty of true craftsmanship that our ancesstors had.

Howdy! I have a "6" too that I am restoring! It has some parts but not all! I would LOVE to have a copy of the manual if possible! My email is: [email protected] I also have an "Old Trusty" incubator too. I use that one in the kitchen for a microwave table! Thank You very much!!! Mike Cherney