Reply To: Identify Ruddertwin Powerhead?

[NATHAN KILLIAN]

cylinder was definitely plated and not painted.  Nickel?  I don’t know a whole lot about plating.  The tank could be plated.  The outside has what is either plating or paint, and the inside could have been as well, although it could have just been regular steel. The one I bought had been sitting in a well maintained basement since 1969 and had not been touched since then when I bought it last spring.  I guess I got lucky, as it was 70 bucks with a stand from that era and started later the same day.

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