This Hobart H600 is a 60-quart industrial mixer originally went into service in 1981. It’s near five feet tall and weighing in at almost 800 pounds. For decades, this machine has been hard at work behind the scenes at Uncle Bill’s Pancake House in South St. Louis, mixing batter day after day. When the restaurant prepared to reopen, the goal wasn’t to replace it, but to restore it—and give it a presence worthy of its history. The finished mixer was painted in a WWII Flying Tiger fighter plane scheme, complete with shark teeth, transforming an already imposing machine into something unforgettable.

Beneath the new finish was a substantial structural restoration. The fiberglass top panel had been cracked and broken and was carefully repaired. The steel base had severe corrosion, with all four feet nearly rusted through and close to failure; each damaged section was rebuilt and reinforced. We replaced broken components including the crank handle and oil level sight glass, refinished the body, and installed new Hobart decals and badges. The result is a fully restored industrial workhorse—back in service, still making pancakes, and now wearing its history a little more boldly.

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