We had never seen one of these unique cabinets in person before, so we decided to bring it on back with us.
The Diagnosis Cabinet was built around 1948-1951 and allowed the mechanic to tuck away their Sun Test equipment. It came with a writing desk in the center and a top illuminated glass display. We love the curved cast metal end caps. Below is the original catalog ad from 1950.
Below you can see what the original Sun signage would have looked like.
This is not a small unit. Measuring in at 13 feet wide, 17 inches deep, and 7 and a half feet tall. Here is cabinet as found in its original mechanics garage.
For many years we have longed to receive any conformation that Kent-Moore actually produced this Work Station with round sliding side-cabinets.
Only possessing literature, and small hints at the bottom of Motor Age ads, we began to accept that we may never see one in the wild...
...until a new acquaintance was made, with stories to tell and images to share.
With a huge thank you to our friend of the site,
We present you with the Kent-Moore "Dual-Turret" Merchandiser with a center bench from slightly earlier model.
In the same month that we finally received photographic proof of this model; this single Turret above showed up in Texas and is now in our collection.
Notice how the door swings from the attachment to the center pole. There is no contact between the door and the outer cylinder until it closes all the way.
Also confirmed is that there are three threaded holes underneath the cabinet for optional factory wheels.
I found this merchandiser years ago and purchased it. The fact that there was not much information on these workbenches online, is the reason we started collecting vintage literature and photos.
This began our quest to uncover the full history of these different models.
It is still one of three Graco’s we have seen with the original, beveled, dealer glass intact. In this original state, it went off to become a display in a private collection.
