Occasionally, he's able to salvage parts from a spare. That's particularly true with the stones.
"The stones are getting hard to find," he says. "And I've lost three in the last year. They got rained on, and then the sun baked them, and they cracked."
Gailey is a regular at shows in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and Florida.
"International made 12 grinders, and I have 11 of them," he says. "The IHC merger in 1909 brought several companies together. That's why there's so many IHC grinders."
"I have one that was made before 1909; those made after 1909 have the IHC circle logo."
Retired from Shell Chemical, where he worked for 23 years, Gailey has the time and patience to continue his search. At this point, he'd be happy just to see a picture of a rare grinder, like a John Deere model he's heard of.
"The grinders I need are getting harder to find," he says. "But this old iron ... it's like cigarettes and whiskey: It's habit forming."
For more information: Gailey Henderson, RR 1, Box 264, Williamstown, WV, 26187; (304) 464-4579.