dynamite blaster

[Shig]

I have a wooden dynamite blaster that was given to me years ago.  There's a metal plate on the top that says "Aetna Powder Company" and "Lion No 3 Blasting Machine."  I have been able to find info on the company but no info at all on the blaster itself.  I will try to borrow a camera to upload a picture of it, but in the meantime does anyone know anything about this... how old it might be, if it's worth anything?  Thank-you.

[railman44]

I'm assuming it's a plunger device.  If so, these devices show up on eBay now and again and bring fairly good money. 

[Shig]

I'm assuming it's a plunger device.  If so, these devices show up on eBay now and again and bring fairly good money. 

Yes, it's a plunger.  I tried searching for it like that also with no luck.

[regularjoe2]

They're commonly known as "Generator Blasting Machines" .

Here's one from Ebay , @ $400 (with blasting caps ! Yikes!) .

[talesofthesevenseas]

Now that would make a cool conversation piece in your living room!! 

[regularjoe2]

al queda 'tater masher' .

[dontbe]

Now that would make a cool conversation piece in your living room!! 

Now that is my kind of "conversation piece". But the wife might not go for it.

[Shig]

They're commonly known as "Generator Blasting Machines" .

Here's one from Ebay , @ $400 (with blasting caps ! Yikes!) .

Do you have a link to that?  I can't seem to find it.  Thanks.

[KC]

Heres pics of quite a few on google images
http://images.google.com/images?q=dynamite%20plunger&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi