We Buy Eaton & Cutler-Hammer Equipment

Plant clean-outs are Eaton country

American factories standardized on Cutler-Hammer controls for half a century, so when a plant closes, the MCC room is usually wall-to-wall C-H. We've cleared those rooms coast to coast — buckets, starters, spare shelves and all. Send lineup photos and the spare-parts crib list together; the crib is often worth more than the lineup.

Eaton and Cutler-Hammer lines and what they trade for

This brand spans several generations under different names — Westinghouse became Cutler-Hammer, which became Eaton — and all three eras still sell. That lineage is useful to sellers because a panel bought under one name often accepts breakers labeled with another, which widens the pool of buildings that need your parts.

Series C is the workhorse: F, J, K, L, and N frames turn over constantly as service stock. Pow-R-Line panelboards and switchboards sell as assemblies, and Freedom series MCC buckets have real demand from plants standardized on them. Older Cutler-Hammer air power breakers deserve individual attention rather than being lumped into a scrap lot.

Identifying Eaton and Cutler-Hammer equipment

Look for the style or catalog number on the breaker face, and note which brand name is printed — Westinghouse, Cutler-Hammer, or Eaton. That tells us the generation, which affects both the value and which buildings can use it.

For trip units, photograph them separately if they are digital: the trip unit is frequently worth a meaningful share of a large breaker's value, and its model matters. Keep rating plugs with their breakers rather than in a separate bag.

For MCC and switchboard work, send the lineup nameplate and a wide shot end to end before anything is disassembled. Assemblies are worth more whole, and we bring our own crew for the removal.