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First manufactured in 1895, the Little Giant Company sold more than 18,000 power hammers during 99 years of production. Shipped to every state in the U.S. and more than 30 other countries, the Little Giant Power Hammer was the best selling of all brands of mechanical hammers.

In 1991, our company was offered the opportunity to purchase what remained of Little Giant: blueprints, foundry patterns, and invaluable handwritten sales records. From this, we have established a parts line, repair services and a clearinghouse for information on these machines.

Still in use across the nation, the Little Giant Power Hammer remains a vital part of a reborn art form – the transformation of metal.

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Dave Sloan    The New Little Giant, Inc

The parts we supply for the LG Power Hammer are those that are most needed to repair and maintain! Parts listed under each category are normally in stock and ready to ship. Also we have the   standard one piece dies  and a  2 piece interchangable system  that is popular. Part numbers not listed are not available. We also manufacture parts for other brands.

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We have 26 years of experience repairing LG parts, and over 40 years repairing mechanical parts. We can repair many of the steel parts, including non-LG parts, depending on condition, please call to discuss. Anything shipped to us needs to be in a sturdy, wooden crate and insured. Parts such as the pulley have never been recast and if they are lost or damaged in shipment will be very hard to find used!

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My small collection of power hammers contains nine units at present. Eight of them are in an out building that I loosely call my "Museum". Five of the eight are Little Giants. One is a 50# Mayer Bros., one is a 25# Mayer Bros. (made after 2 of them moved to Wisconsin) and one is a 25# hammer made by Novelty Iron works, Dubuque, Ia. In Little Giant 25#'ers, I have one "old style " (wrap around guide), one "transition hammer", one "new style" and one "Easy" hammer. Lastly, I have one old style 50# hammer in my shop and one in my "Museum". This collection is a handy place for local people to come to compare various sizes of vertical hammers and modifications that the product line had seen over the years. Some need work and some are ready to go. We held a Fred Caylor/Harlan (Sid) Suedemeier Power hammer rebuilding workshop out here in 1992 and again in 1996 and the collection got quite a going over at that time. 24 people and their families came for the first 2 1/2 day workshop and about 18 workers came the second time. Sid Suedmeier, former owner of Little Giant, holds one of these workshops each year, usually in his shop in Nebraska City, NE. You can phone him at 402-873-6603.

In June of 2013, Sid turned the business over to Roger Rice, also from Nebraska City. Here's the announcement: Little Giant is changing ownership, effective immediately. In order to perpetuate the line of replacement parts, repair services and information, Little Giant will now be in the extremely capable hands of our machinist, Roger Rice. He will be assisted by our friend David Sloan, who has a great understanding of the mechanical operation of Little Giants. We will be assisting Roger and Dave during the initial transition, and Sid will continue teaching the annual Little Giant rebuilding class. The same telephone number (402-873-6603) will move to the new location at: Midwest Machine, 6414 King Road, Nebraska City, Nebraska 68410. New Email Address (Updated 7/18/2019): [email protected] It has been a great 22 years, and we are profoundly grateful to have been a part of the blacksmithing community. We have often said we have the best customers in the world, and we do mean it. It has been an honor to not only help keep these venerable machines in operation, but to have made so many good friends in the process. With sincere appreciation, Sid Suedmeier and Keri Hincker (End of Announcement) P.S. An additional email says that Sid's health is good.

The foregoing description of my power hammers is not an offer to sell, but I have been thinking about it lately. I collect them. Lots of people ask me why. I point out that when I was a little kid, I used to collect popsicle sticks and now I am big.

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What Style of Hammer IS That??????? > Click HERE to find out how to differentiate the styles of Litttle Giant/Mayer Brothers Hammers from one another. I use examples of 25# and 50# hammers to show each style.

Horizontal (Helve) Hammer, the RAREST of all the Mayer Bros. Hammers! Click HERE to see my Easy Hammer (Before and After) and to find out how I went about rebuilding it.

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How do I locate a Power Hammer to Buy? Read this article: How do I get started in blacksmithing? It mostly suggests that you go where the blacksmiths are to find the equipment you want. And, since power hammers are pretty heavy and therefore expensive to ship, you will have the best chance to minimize that part of the cost.

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value of trip hammer?

• Thread starter Thread starter surplusjohn
• Start date Start date Feb 6, 2012
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surplusjohn

• Feb 6, 2012

I just had an old machinery customer contact me with a 50 pound Little Giant trip hammer for sale. does any one have an idea of its value before I drive 100 miles to see it? any interest? thanks  

surplusjohn said: I just had an old machinery customer contact me with a 50 pound Little Giant trip hammer for sale. does any one have an idea of its value before I drive 100 miles to see it? any interest? thanks Click to expand...

VertigoGlass

All depends on its condition and how original or molested its in. I owned a 50 lb early model with the larger fly wheel for a bit and i payed $1800 for mine and it needed a fair amount of work. I have seen the 100lb models go from $500- and up found a "original" never used 100 lb one once and the guy wanted $15,000 for it. I would get some pics of it and post some questions up on one of the blacksmith forums or a metalshapers forum.  

Forrest Addy

Last time I looked they were selling for $2500 to $4000 depending on condition and additional tooling.  

Probably of interest to those here: anvilfire.com - Blacksmithing and Metalworkers Reference for Metal Artists Maybe you could post it in Tailgate Sales.  

Plenty of discussion of power hammers over on iforgeiron.com as well. Forrest's prices look about right to me.  

Question: > My Dad has an old trip hammer outside his shop. We were recently offered $500 for it. Is this a good price? Pete's Answer: Depends upon a number of things. Brand: Mayer Bros/Little Giant is easiest to bebuild because all parts are available for most models. Model and size: the 25 pound and 50 pound models sell the best, but if you have a 100- 500 pound hammer, it would command more $. Condition: Is it in great shape or worn out? A freshly and well rebuilt 25 or 50 pound hammer may bring $2500 to $3500. Rebuildability: If it's all there, and no major castings are cracked or serously worn, it commands more $. Less wear commands more $. In general, a Mayer Bros/Little Giant, 25 or 50 pound hammer if worn out, but in rebuildable condiiton will bring $750 to $1100 in today's market. Location: These things weigh a lot, so the buyer will pay more if it's close to where he or she is located. There were a lot more of them sold in the midwest than on either coast, so people on the coasts will often pay more for them. If I was in the market for one right now, I'd want to get it as cheaply as possible, so I might offer $500 too, just to test the waters. It also depends upon how many other people are clammering to buy YOUR hammer right NOW and upon how badly you need the money. It could well be worth $1000 to a buyer that you can't locate, so what good is that? Are you in a position to advertise it and wait a while for a richer buyer? It may be worth a phone call to me to get closer to what you should expect. I will be glad to address all the above issues, if you get me some of the above info. A couple of emailed pictures would truly be worth a thousand words. I am in western Wisconsin. 715-698-2895. Click to expand...

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• Feb 7, 2012

thanks for the input, I have a better idea of it now.  

Sid Suedmeier still has a company called Little Giant. Little Giant Hammer- Nebraska City, NE He doesnt make new ones, but he makes and sells parts, and refurbishes. His rebuilds are pretty much the gold standard, so they would be the high end mark for used ones.  

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Things to do in Perm: 13 reasons I loved Perm

I really, really liked Perm. If you’re looking for reasons to visit Perm – or maybe even for things to do in Perm, then look no further. I visited on my Trans-Siberian journey and was so happy I did. Let me try and convince you why!

I’m going to say it again: I really, really liked Perm . The city was somewhere I’d always been curious about – mostly because I wanted to visit Perm-36 , the only former Soviet detention camp that has been preserved and is open to the public. But the more I read about the city, the more I was convinced I would like it ( despite its less-than-stellar reputation throughout the rest of Russia ), but even I have to say I’m surprised by how much I liked the city. In fact, Perm was easily my favourite city I visited on the Trans-Siberian.

Perm was easily my favourite city on the Trans-Siberian.

Here’s a few reasons why Perm left such a positive impression on me.

Check out my full Trans-Siberian itinerary here .

13 reasons I loved Perm

The last city in europe.

Perm is the last city in Europe, travelling east

Perm has the right to officially call itself the last city in Europe , thanks to its location just to the West of the Ural mountains. Traditionally, Perm was the last big stop that traders would make before heading into Siberia via the Kama River and traversing Siberia’s extensive river network.

But for me, travelling from East to West, Perm was the first city in Europe I reached and it 100% felt like it. The architecture in the core city centre has a strong Tsarist, imperialist feel. Streets of beautiful, old, pastel-coloured brick buildings from the turn of the century felt a world away from Siberia’s mixture of Soviet blocks and traditional wooden architecture.

The best food on my trip

Hands down, the best food I ate on my entire three-week trip was in Perm . If you’re looking for the best places to eat in Perm, head straight for Ris-Lapsha ( Rice and noodles ), a really cool Asian restaurant that does fantastic dishes. Quite similar to Wagamama’s in the UK (if you know it) in terms of offering, but a hundred times nicer. It was recommended to me several times by local Permians as one of the best restaurants in Perm , so you know it has to be good. It’s a small chain, but the most central restaurant is on Permskaya Ulitsa (number 11) , but not marked on Google Maps.

Another great restaurant worth checking out is Toropomodoro , found in a small courtyard just off Ul. Lenina. The interior is a very intimate ( read: small ) exposed-brick set up, with just a handful of tables. The menu is surprisingly long and the pizzas are amazing . Also recommended to me by a local, this is another great choice if you’re looking for the best food in Perm.

The Perm Stefanov Holy Trinity Monastery

One of the most beautiful monasteries I came across during my trip was the Perm Stefanov Holy Trinity Monastery, found in the Motovilikha suburb. Our visit here was fleeting, but the monastery is just as beautiful inside as out. Located a bit further out from the centre of Perm, the monastery is nevertheless well-worth a short taxi ride to explore.

Dr. Zhivago

Gribushin House

If you’re a fan of Russian literature, you might also be familiar with Perm for its connection to the novel Dr. Zhivago . I haven’t read it personally, but the author, Boris Pasternak, set the novel in a town based on Perm; on the city’s tourist trail, you can visit several buildings that were the inspiration for locations in the novel. House Gribushin is a great example.

Natural beauty of Perm Krai

En route to Perm-36 – less than an hour outside of Perm

The city of Perm is found in the Perm Krai (the Perm region), which is roughly two-thirds the size of the UK, with a population of less than three million. We drove through just a tiny portion of the area to reach Perm-36, but even on this short drive, I was taken by just how beautiful and green Perm Krai is . As I mentioned in my blog post about Ulan-Ude , I didn’t manage to take as many day trips out of cities and I wanted, but it looks like there are a lot of possibilities to get out and see more of Perm Krai, if you have the time. Tour companies like Evrasia Tours have some amazing options if you are looking for day trips from Perm. I would have loved to explore more and maybe done some hiking in the north of the region.

Perm architecture

One of the beautiful riverside mansions in Perm

Perm is genuinely a really pretty city in my opinion: walking around and appreciating some of the city’s architecture is one of the nicest things to do in Perm. The main streets in the city centre have some beautiful buildings, typical of the more European-style from the Russian empire. (Of course there are plenty of Soviet high-rises, too.) If you follow the green tourist trail, you’ll be led around some of the city’s nicest buildings, but those along ul. Lenina are particularly picturesque. The old train station (Perm I) and the mansions along the river are other standouts.

PERMM – The Museum of Modern Art

Getting interactive at PERMM

Chances are, if you’re thinking of visiting Perm, you’ll have already read about PERMM , an art gallery which Lonely Planet touts as one of the few subversive spaces in Russia. I have to admit, I’m not the biggest fan of art (modern or classical), but I would say that this impressive space is probably worth checking out. The exhibition when I visited was fairly out-there , but still something that I could enjoy . And while the museum is probably a lot less controversial than it might have been (PERMM’s founder and curator was removed in 2013 for poking fun at the Sochi Winter Olympics), it’s still a very cool, independent museum of art and one of the best things to do in Perm.

On my way to my amazing meal at Ris-Lapsha (see above), I stumbled upon a really cool area that was full of street art, which isn’t the most common sight in Russia. I’m not sure if this was a designated graffiti zone or something, but the art looked VERY professional ( and very instagrammable ). The area was the short, pedestrianised stretch of ul. Permskaya, roughly from number 55-67.

Cologne meets Perm

Now one of the weirdest moments of my trip – or quite possibly my life – was when I happened to glance up from my phone on the tram, just as we travelled past a Kölsch bar. Now, for those of you who don’t know, Kölsch is a special type of beer native to the city of Cologne (where I live). I had genuinely no idea this bar existed and found it by pure chance.

I went back later to find that not only was the bar dedicated to the beer, but all things Cologne. The inside was decked out in red and white (the city colours), there were prints of Cologne cathedral on the walls and emblems for the local football team FC Köln everywhere. I was in heaven. A home away from home.

‘Happiness is not behind the mountains’

“Happiness is not far away”: the new symbol of Perm

Everybody loves a good local landmark. Even better when that landmark can easily and frequently be instagrammed. Luckily, Perm has just that; a sign on the banks of the Kama river, which means ‘ Happiness is not far away ,’ (but more literally translates to: ‘ Happiness is not behind the mountains’ ) has become the new landmark of the city. The sign is pretty popular for Instagrammers, particularly when the river floods and the letters appear to be floating on the surface of the water. I don’t mind saying I grew very fond of this landmark and must have revisited at least three times to take about one million photos .

Perm was historically the last stop before crossing the Ural mountains into Siberia, the saying has a lot of relevance here. (It also doesn’t hurt that Perm’s rival, Yekaterinburg, is found on the other side of those mountains.)

The friendly bear

It’s good luck to rub the nose of the Perm bear.

However, the official symbol of the city is actually quite different – it’s a friendly walking bear and is found on the city’s crest. (Big emphasis on the ‘ friendly’ – the bear isn’t a show of strength or aggression but friendship and curiosity.)

The new friendly walking bear: in magnet form

Now one thing that really appealed to me about Perm was the region’s new branding – including a very artistic take on the friendly, walking bear. In fact, it’s fair to say that the Perm Tourism Board where pretty confused when I rocked up asking if I could buy anything with the bear on it. Instead, they gave me a load of stuff for free, including a very nice magnet, a t-shirt and more leaflets than you could shake a stick at. I am a sucker for nice branding .

The Kama Riverfront

Within the city itself, the Kama river is a great place to spend some time when the sun is shining. One thing that really left a last impression on me from this journey was just the sheer size of Russia’s rivers – the Kama is a relatively short river, but it is huge! The promenade which runs along the river is really well kept – I would recommend taking a leisurely stroll if you are looking for things to do in Perm.

The idea of visiting Perm-36 is what put Perm on my Trans-Siberian itinerary. And I’m sure it’s the same for many other visitors passing through: visiting the former GULAG is probably the #1 thing to do in Perm. Perm-36 is the only preserved GULAG in the entire of Russia and today functions as a museum and memorial site that can be visited on a guide tour from the city.

However, it’s fair to say that if you’ve read A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich , Perm-36 will probably feel quite tame. Despite being a forced-labour camp, the political prisoners here were entitled to certain luxuries not permitted elsewhere, allowing for trees and gardens to be grown in the barracks, for example. You can read more about the daily life of prisoners here .

A cleaner at the Perm railway station did this to a photo of Stalin in frustration of not getting a new uniform. She was sentenced to 10 years’ hard labour. Afterwards, she had restrictions on where she could live and work for a further five years.

Visiting is a fascinating look into the Soviet system of punishment – the on-site museum to the Stalinist purges is fascinating and tragic and shows just how casually the deaths of thousands were authorised by one man and his signature. If you are interested in Soviet history, do not miss the chance to visit.

More on the Trans-Siberian:

Heading East: Yekaterinburg: 36 hours in Yekaterinburg: what to see and do

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I seriously had no idea this city was such a gem!

It was such a great place to spend some time in! I expected to like it, but I was still really surprised how much. I would happily re-visit and spend some time exploring the Krai. Would fully recommend it for a weekend.

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