Why Did They Stop Making These? [Restoration]

This 1930s Leland Electric Co. throttle variable speed and direction electric motor is one of the coolest tools I have restored. The restoration was fairly straight forward, but the mechanics of how this works were the most interesting. I give a quick explanation near the end of the video on how I...

21 min - Home, Garden & Craft - Hand Tool Rescue

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