Hobart 24P Meat Grinder Vintage 1913

[Honeybear]

My dad got this Hobart grinder back in the 1960's, but not sure where he picked it up.  Probably a small packing plant that went out of business near out Southern Iowa home.  He would butcher hogs in the winter with his brothers, using it to grind up meat for sausages; processing deer, etc.  Grinder still runs, but hasn't been used, other then testing it out, since around 1990.
I was able to obtain from Hobart Corp., documentation showing this grinder was shipped to "H.E. Clay of Omaha, NE", on July 29, 1913 (as all the numbers on an old machine report they provided me match the nameplate data on my grinder.  Can provide this but my file was too large to post with this message). 
Trying to determine the value of this unit which could possibly be the oldest such grinder, that still runs, in existence.  May be moving soon, so also would like to find a new home for this relic.
Appreciate any input someone may have.  Thanks, Dan

[Rauville]

Is this the document?



Nice old machine, but I'm guessing that someone will want it to use, rather than collect. Therefore, the price will have to remain realistic.

[Honeybear]

So it did go thru! Thanks.

[mart]

If you are in a rural area where people  hunt,, try advertising it to them !!  Here in our area in Texas the people who hunt feral hogs could make a lot of sausage !!  That is as long as it has the blades and it works well !!

[KC]

Ditto what Mart said!  Areas where people hunt/prepare food themselves.

[sarahroxon]

I think you should look to the archaeologists to get an accurate valuation of this machine. If it is an early machine then it is a good thing to keep the machine.
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[AwfulUrchin]

This statue must have been very old.

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