Guest Silverghost Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 (edited) FOR SALE: Large RAUCH & LANG Wall-Charger !!!$1500 Price Reduced ! Very Impressive Origional Wall-ChargerThis is a very EARLY Rauch & Lang model...Marble control board with Rauch & Lang name and logo !!!RAUCH & LANG ELECTRIC CARRIAGE CO.I have seen several (3) carriage chargers over 20 years...All were freestanding & Steel!!!This is wall-mounted with Marble conrol panel! I removed this "Monster" from a Philadelphia Center City Townhouse garage 25++ years ago!!!100% Complete !!! FANCY & IMPRESSIVE Display Unit or Possibly can be used today!!! It was still wired-up Hot when removed!!!I would bet it still works!!! approx 5 Foot tall X 2 foot wide!!!Marble control Face with Rauch & Lang brass plate and Three large rheostat controls, three large meters AC Volt, DC Volt Meters...One Ampere Meter...Twin Knife Switch, Fuse HolderMechanical Wind-up shut-off Timer!!!Large heavy multi-tap transformer in bottom...Several wire-wound ceramic resistorsGlass lamp-style rectifier (Mercury tube )intact!Cloth-black-shellac covered wirelarge cordset with large bakelite + auto Steel &brass plug Very Very Heavy MonsterThis is NOT a forklift charger!!!(as some may think!!!) It is an Electric Carriage Charger!!!80 VOLT OUTPUTLocated in my long-term storage area and very hard to get at to photograph!!! Serious Buyers only!!!I want this to go to an Electric Carriage Auto owner or early car museum!!!It Will take US a Half-Day to move all the "Junk" in front of this Wall-charger!!!I Will NOT ship this MONSTER!!!Weight 300-350 lbs !You must come to PA and see it for yourself!!!Bring cash and a truck or van!!!Brad HunterHuntingdon Valley PA (near Philadelphia)215 947 4676silverghost1926@msn.com Edited September 26, 2010 by Silverghost (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Silverghost Posted September 26, 2010 Share Posted September 26, 2010 Rauch & Lang wall-mounted charger~ see above Price Reduced ! $1500. Or BEST reasonable offer ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Silverghost Posted October 11, 2010 Share Posted October 11, 2010 (edited) As of 9/2010 I have been offered only $400. by a R&L collector for the charger !Sight unseen~He never ever inspected it.. I have now cut my asking price by 50% !There have been very few calls. My $1500. asking price seems more than fair ... Where are you going to find a charger like this ?I bet you never saw an original Rauch & Lang wallcharger ! Or any original electric carriage auto charger for that matter ? It is in MINT condition & it works ! If not sold in the next month I will list it on ebay !Thought I would give everyone here one last shot !Please come to see this in person !I am located just outside NE Philadelphia ! Edited October 20, 2010 by Silverghost (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 We offered you $1500 several years ago. Now the electrics have been sold and my customer is no longer interested. Still, a neat item that should be in a display somewhere. Maybe donate it to the AACA Museum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Silverghost Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 (edited) Jeff:This is true... I do remember your offer.That was in 2007 after I first listed it for sale here...BUT...You also stated that my R&L charger was not the correct voltage for his type of electric auto.I remember your direct questions about voltage...I checked into this for you, and got back to you about it, as I remember.You stated that the charger would not work on his car's battery packs. There did not seem to be very much interest on your customer's end other than it just being a static museum item.That's ok...I did apprecaite your interest & offer !If it would have worked with his car I would have accepted your offer ! This charger works & should be displayed & used with a proper electric auto... not just used as a static museum display decoration . Frankly I had thought some electric car owner woud be thrilled to own this charger.I know of very few electric car owners who actually also own a proper period correct charger !The one or two that do want it... seem to want it for very little, if any money ! Anoher local museum wanted me to donate it for free ! I have donated items to museums before for display only to have them later SELL or dispose of the donated artifact !BUT: I did not get it for free !I have never owned an electric carriage auto.I bought it in the first place to save it from the scrap pile ! Sadly few others have indicated ANY real serious interest . Oh Well... Edited October 19, 2010 by Silverghost (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Silverghost Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 There seems to be no interest here at $1500...If I had an electric carriage auto I would pay this in a heartbeat ! I will stand FIRM at $1500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W_Higgins Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Perhaps if you were to buy an electric carriage auto it would solve every issue at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbarter Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I'm sure this is long gone, but...... if not I'm with a small brass era museum in Maine and we have a Rauch & Lange; a charger, even if not operable, would look great between our two electrics. check out www.sealcoveautomuseum.comThanks,Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted November 17, 2014 Share Posted November 17, 2014 We tried to buy this item when it was advertised but the owner could never quite see his way clear to let us look at it. I don't think the poster is still active on these forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EMF-Owner Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 I also tried to purchase this wall charger to go with my 1912 Rauch & Lang. I was even to the point of driving out to pick it up. I would still like to have it, but I believe in the end, it was really not for sale unless you presented an offer which was out of this world. I made an offer which was more than what I had seen others sell for. I thought my offer was out of this world, but apparently it was not quite out of this world enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted November 18, 2014 Share Posted November 18, 2014 The owner, Brad Hunter, has since passed away. We offered to pay his asking price and like you were ready to go pick it up but somehow it just never happened. No idea what became of it or the 30 or so cars he apparently had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MochetVelo Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 (edited) Brad was a quite a character, and I've heard many tales about him! Suffice it to say, he claimed to own a lot of really neat things. He once lead me on a merry chase for a non-existent rarity. Here's the obit Edited December 2, 2014 by MochetVelo (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLaFong Posted December 10, 2014 Share Posted December 10, 2014 Jute box??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ak Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 a jute box is what the yutes listen to in restaurants Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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