Redwood Incubator - Leahy Favorite ARTICLE with Pic

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[Glenda Heywoodo]

hello, I am on the board of a local history museum in Park Ridge, NJ where I was tasked with cleaning out our basement. This area of NJ has a long history rooted in farming and many donors and members over the years have gifted antique farming equipment to us. I found just yesterday a Leahy Manufacturing Co. Redwood Box incubator label with patent No. 1893918. Its tag located on the right side on the left top corner reads:

NO. 416E EGG
187 WATTS 110 VOLTS AC
THE LEAHY MANUFACTURING CO.
HIGGINGSVILLE, MO.
after consideration, we have decided to sell it due to lack of space, and methods to preserve such a large item that we really do not have any knowledge on. please contact me if you know anything about this, or if you are looking for an incubator like this. I cannot verify if it is in working condition, but everything is intact, fan, motor, the plug is frayed but it is the original. It is a four tray, but is missing one tray.

Any information on this item would be greatly appreciated.

THIS GUY EMAILED AND SAID THEY ARE NOT SELLING THS INCUBATOR

 

[Glenda Heywoodo]

THE MAN EMAILED AND SAID TAKE THE AD OFF.
THEY DECIDED NOT TO SELL THE INCUBATOR

 

[Sunflowers0]

Hi all,
I have one of these beautiful Leahy incubators for sale. model 416. Please let me know if anyone is interested. Make an offer. Craigslist/ Near Boston MA. Would love it to go to a nice home/farm! Thank you!

 

[Freefall23]

Sorry for all the pictures but they each are part of my question. I recently purchased this 1950's Leahy Favorite Redwood Incubator Model 1650 E. Everything seems to be in working order but it being as old as it is I am going to rewire and replace the thermostat and heating elements. Its hard to see in the last picture but the incubator has three heating elements each of which are tied together. The question is twofold:
1. The incubator badge says that the incubator is 445Watts and the heating element box says on the top 350 Watts. In changing out the heating elements which number do I go by. Research I have done on this model through the old internet is slim at best but I have been able to determine that the model 1200 had a heater of 350 Watts with a maximum 425 Watts. The 2100 model had a heater of 500 Watts with a max of 575 Watts. My assumption is that the 1650 probably has a heater of 350 watts with a max of 445 watts. The only catalog I could find for this company had all the models in it but was missing one page and of course it is the page that my model is on. Any suggestions to this theory would be appreciated.

2. If the wattage for the heater is indeed 350 as the box in the picture states. What is the wattage of each individual element. Do they add up to 350? If so what would I replace it with? (Two 100 watt and a 150) or do each of the three elements have to be 350 Watts. Please advise.

I have found a way to purchase the elements to replace but I need to know what wattage to purchase. In addition what is the white fiber material that is running through the heating wire. Is it an insulation. Should I save it?

HELP!!!

I have this exact incubator ! How do you refill the humidity tray during lockdown without opening the door? I feel like it's too shallow to last more than 2 days

 

[BigSparks]

I just sold my antique incubator. It was a Leahy Manufacturing Leland Wilson. I scanned the original manual as it covers the 416, 624, 1200 Models. I will provide the PDF Manual as a Google link in this post.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_QZ4oepIY4fsYqNpjBOSwcPCIsiCsrxB/view?usp=sharing

 

[Jose monreal]

I have a four tray Leahy incubator I'm trying to sell. Someone used expanding foam sealant on it :/ and it has a missing latch on the door and a little soft spot on the board on the bottom. Was going to restore it but just need to get it out of here and get the space back. I'm in Southern WV just south of Huntington. have a post here but its $200

Wher you located

 

[Rooster Hunter]

I have been doing extensive research on the Leahy Manufacturing Company and an article will be coming out shortly. Here are the model numbers they manufactured. Company went out of business in 1983 after 100 Years.

No. 65 Oil or Elect 1 tray 62 chicken eggs 19"x17"x10"
No. 150 O/Elect 1 tray 144 chicken eggs 39"x30"x22"
No. 300 O/Elect 2 tray 280 chicken eggs 37"x30"x40"
No. 450 O/Elect 3 tray 420 Chicken eggs 57"x30"x40"

Cabinet Style Incubators/Hatchers
No. 20 - 355 Watt 10" Fan 4 Trays 600 Chick Eggs 22"x29"x47"
No. 30 - 517 Watt 10" Fan 6 Trays 600 Chick Eggs 28"x55"x42"
No. 40 - 707 Watt 12" Fan 8 Trays 1200 " " 28"x65"x55"
No. 80 - 1067 " (2)12" Fans 16 Trays 2400 Eggs 50"x64"x55"
No.416 - 226 Watt 8" Fan 4 Tray 416 Chick Eggs 22"x39"x37"
No.624 - 355 Watt 8" Fan 6 Tray 624 Chick Eggs 22"x46"x37"
No. 1200 - 517 Watt 10" Fan 8 Tray 1200 Eggs 22"x56"x48"

Anyone out there who might have questions regarding these products and/or company, I would be glad to answer them, however I might be a bit slow responding.
My Model 1200

I have recently acquired a Favorite Incubator by Leahy Mfg Co and looking tor a heating element, my unit is the same as yours NO. 1200 517 watts. Any help is appreciated