1974 Lortone 3A-NR1

[lehmannfam8517]

My husband was gifted his late grandfather's Lortone 3A-NR1. As we looked into it, it is original from 1974, still in the original box with instructions and the warranty paperwork. I'm not sure what something like that would be worth, nor do we really know anything about it. Can someone help me out?

-side note: we plugged it in and it does work.

[brybry]

Its going to be worth what someone is willing to pay. You could likely get a decent amount from someone new but someone who has experience may not jump on it. Its old ( vintage on eBay) and replacement parts may not be available. Especially now that Lortone is no longer operating, finding a buyer that wants it for something other than memorabilia could turn into an issue.

From my experience, buying an older tumbler has not been positive in the slightest.

[Pat]

I recently sold a Lortone 3 A for $15. Friend made the offer, and I took it. Looked to be in excellent condition.

He wanted it to polish metal chains he made.

Tumblers tumble more than just rocks I use my small tumbler to shine metal jewelry and findings and jumprings using mixed stainless steel grit. Shines and removes burrs.

[Fossilman]

May 11, 2024 20:02:52 GMT -5 lehmannfam8517 said:

My husband was gifted his late grandfather's Lortone 3A-NR1. As we looked into it, it is original from 1974, still in the original box with instructions and the warranty paperwork. I'm not sure what something like that would be worth, nor do we really know anything about it. Can someone help me out?

-side note: we plugged it in and it does work.

I have my Dad's he bought new in the mid 1970's, they are not worth more than the new ones out there.
A fair price would be about 50-80% of the new prices ..