Historical collection
Apparatus for Spraying Molten Metal and Other Fusible Substances
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In April 2000, the International Thermal Spray Association announced the establishment of a Thermal Spray Historical Collection.
Growing in size and value, there are now over 30 different spray guns and miscellaneous equipment, a variety of spray gun manuals, hundreds of photographs, and several thermal spray publications and reference books.
Future plans include a virtual tour of the collection on this website for the entire global community to visit which we now anticipate to be ready in the fall of 2004. For the moment, you can view a descriptive list of the collection.
If you are able to offer more detailed identification information or need information on donating the ITSA historical Collection, contact ITSA Administrative Assistant Kathy Dusa at [email protected] or ITSA Historical Collection Archivist Frank Hermanek at [email protected]
This is a worldwide industry collection and we welcome donations from the entire thermal spray community.
ITSA Historical Collection Inventory Log
Description Donated by: Date
1 SG Pistole N.R. 1098 D.R.P. Made in Germany Joe Stricker, St. Louis Metallizing 11/1999
2 American Metallizing Contractors Association (AMCA) Certificate of Incorporation December 29, 1947 and minutes through January 1950
3 SG METCO Type 2E (serial 9154) Al Kay, ASB Industries 6/2000
4 SG METCO Type Y (serial 20148)
5 SG SHORI Pistol, powder gun (see Ballard Metallspray #20 page 22 1948)
6 Book MOGUL Metallizing Flame Spray Manual, First Edition 1963 Scott Goodspeed, Praxair 2/2000
7 Book METCO Type Y Instruction Manual 1952 Sulzer Metco 6/2000
8 Book METCO Type 4E and 5E Instruction Manual 1954
9 Book METCO Type 2E and 3E Instruction Manual (1948 copy)
10 Book The Colmonoy SPRAYWELDER Operating Manual for Models D3 and F3 1967 Dominic Filippis, Plasma Coating 7/2000
11 SG Wall Colmonoy SPRAYWELDER Model A (serial 268)
12 SG SPEEDMASTER
13 SG METCO Type E Metallizing Gun (serial 911)
14 Book METCO Type 4E and 5E Metallizing Gun Instruction Manual 1958 Frank Hermanek 12/2000
15 Book METCO Type Y Metallizing Gun Instruction Manual 1945
16 Book METCO Type 5P Thermo Spray Gun Instruction Manual 1969
17 Book METCO Type L Metallizing Gun Instruction Manual 1950
18 Book METCO Type 8E Flame Spray Gun Instruction Manual 1968
19 Book METCO Type K Metallizing Machine Instruction Manual 1957
20 Book Metal Spraying and the Flame Deposition of Ceramics and Plastics by W. E. Ballard, 4th Revised Edition 1963
21 Book METCO Flame Spray Handbook Volume I Wire Process by H.S. Ingham and A.P. Shepard 1969
22 SG The MOGUL M90 and all tools in a wooden box Krist Leovich 11/2000
23 SG METALSPRAY Gun, tools and parts in a wooden box (serial 3605)
24 SG METCO Metallizing Gun 2E with two nozzels (penny welded onto side) (serial 9398)
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26 SG MOGUL DOT” Weld Pistol (serial N1485) – used as preparation tool for bonding spray coatings. Its air operated piston caused a vibration so the electrode (nickel, brass or aluminum) would make and break the arc causing small nodules of deposit on the work piece. Manufactured about 1960. ON LOAN #1– property of John Cook, former president, Metallizing Company of America, Inc. 4/2001
27 SG METALSPRAY Co. Wire Gun (serial 145) ON LOAN #2– property of John Cook, former president, Metallizing Company of America, Inc.
28 MOGUL Peening Hammer manufactured by Moguloid Company of America – would help close porosity in sprayed coatings. ON LOAN #3– property of John Cook, former president, Metallizing Company of America, Inc.
29 SG Wall Colmonoy SPRAYWELDER Model B (serial 225) ON LOAN #4– property of John Cook, former president, Metallizing Company of America, Inc.
30 SG METALLGESELLSHAFT A.G. Wire Spray Gun (serial 206) ON LOAN #5– property of John Cook, former president, Metallizing Company of America, Inc.
31 SG COEN Metal Atomizer Type B Wire Spray Gun (serial 187) ON LOAN #6– property of John Cook, former president, Metallizing Company of America, Inc.
32 SG MULTIPLEX Metal Spray Gun by Wm. M. Britton Company (serial 383) ON LOAN #7– property of John Cook, former president, Metallizing Company of America, Inc.
33 SG VALENTINE Metal Gun Company (serial T36) ON LOAN #8– property of John Cook, former president, Metallizing Company of America, Inc.
34 SG Metallizing Company A Wire Gun with Fan Spray Air Cap (serial 1361) – Manufactured approximately 1934. (see similarity to picture sent from Rollason’s book) ON LOAN #9– property of John Cook, former president, Metallizing Company of America, Inc.
35 SG The MOGUL (serial M842) – Manufactured approximately 1940. ON LOAN #10– property of John Cook, former president, Metallizing Company of America, Inc.
36 Wooden case with various turbines and air caps ON LOAN #11– property of John Cook, former president, Metallizing Company of America, Inc.
37 SG SpraRod (serial 15229) – Metallizing Wire & Equipment, Cleveland, Ohio (France” stamp on body) From Scott Goodspeed 11/2002
38 SG Flame Star Model FS-10 – Miller Thermal, Inc. Appleton, Wisconsin (serial KA090028)
39 SG Uni-Spray-Jet – UTP Made in Germany West (serial 0100593)
40 SG Universal Powder-Jet Flame Spray Gun Model U-7 with metal carrying case – Metallizing Company of America, Chicago Illinois (marking 530)
41 Mogul Dual Gas Flowmeter Model FM-2 – Metallizing Company of America, Chicago, Illinois
42 SG – Metco, Inc. ThermoSpray® Type 5P Al Kay, ASB Industries
43 SG – Brent’s SPRAY-ALLOY Metal Spray Gun, Serial No 8003, Spray Alloy Company, Los Angeles, California Richard O. Drossman, President, WEAR Management Services, Wear Technology Center, 100 Garnet St., Aliquippa, PA 15001
44 Mogul Metallizer #M7121 Al Kay, ASB Industries
45 METCO Type P #22920 Al Kay, ASB Industries
46 Plasmadyne PTA Head
47 METCO Type 5P Powder Spray Gun
General Notes: Wooden boxes were required during WWII when metal was in short supply. (from John Cook, former president, Metallizing Company of America, Inc.)