Knabe pinblock

[Ron Nossaman]

>Et Al;
>  Something I have never seen before, or at least can't recall seeing;
>This old Knabe had hot glue poured between the pinblock and plate flange to 
>create, I suppose, a good plate-flange/block fit. Without this glue having 
>been poured there would have been very little if any block touching the 
>plate-flange. Anyone ever see this particular method used?
>Serial No. of this thingee is #87800, circa 1919.
>Jim Bryant (FL)

Hi Jim,

Don't recall that I ever have, but it does raise a question. Was the glue
intact, or all crunched up? Since hide glue is very brittle, and not real
widely recommended as a gap filler, it seems like it might be a fair
indicator of block movement relative to the plate flange through the years.

Then there's that bridge cap.  8^)

Ron N