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| Model A pictured with original accessories and instructions |
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| 1980's original box |
This is a Thayer & Chandler model A from the 1980's before they were taken over by Badger Airbrush. Original Thayer & Chandlers can be identified by the hole in the airbrush body near the front of the body.
I received this brush in it's immaculate case in the original box. Which reads 'Artists Air Brushes, The Air Brush of the Particular Artist. The instruction sheet is no different to the earlier one I have from the 1960's.
I attached it to my standard quick connect with a badger adapter, a connector for a push on hose is included. The brush sits very well in the hand and is nicely weighted. It feels more like holding a quality fountain pen than the more popular top mount airbrushes of today.
It is a side feed brush with the cup attaching on the right hand side, there seem to be a variety of cups that came with the model A over the years.
I have 3 different ones. The protection cap for the needle tip is made form plastic, unlike the metal ones on the sixties models. The cap is needed as the needle tip extends beyond the spray regulator. The needle itself is fairly short with a very fine tapered tip, not sure what it measures, but Badger recommend their fine needle as replacement. Badger actually have a list of all replacement parts on their site at http://www.badgerairbrush.com/PDF/Old%20T&C%20Replacement%20Parts.pdf
The trigger is my prefered single piece part and is smooth up and down, the travel is a liitle rough but never sticks and is easy to pull. There is an adjusting screw at the fron of the trigger to set the trigger position.
The spring casing is stiff and hard to remove, this could be different on other examples. Thayer & Chandler pre 1993 used sample parts instead of gages to establish proper tolerance for parts. This way is cheaper to produce but creates problems on the assembly line because some mating parts will not fit together so it was a trial and error when airbrushes were assembled.
It is a side feed brush with the cup attaching on the right hand side, there seem to be a variety of cups that came with the model A over the years.
I have 3 different ones. The protection cap for the needle tip is made form plastic, unlike the metal ones on the sixties models. The cap is needed as the needle tip extends beyond the spray regulator. The needle itself is fairly short with a very fine tapered tip, not sure what it measures, but Badger recommend their fine needle as replacement. Badger actually have a list of all replacement parts on their site at http://www.badgerairbrush.com/PDF/Old%20T&C%20Replacement%20Parts.pdf
The trigger is my prefered single piece part and is smooth up and down, the travel is a liitle rough but never sticks and is easy to pull. There is an adjusting screw at the fron of the trigger to set the trigger position.
The spring casing is stiff and hard to remove, this could be different on other examples. Thayer & Chandler pre 1993 used sample parts instead of gages to establish proper tolerance for parts. This way is cheaper to produce but creates problems on the assembly line because some mating parts will not fit together so it was a trial and error when airbrushes were assembled.
