found a old bulk grinder from a old supermarket chain. It needed to be rewired since the cord was frayed, so i opened it up to rewire and found it has a brownish material on most of the sides. Im assuming its for noise reduction, but due to the age im worried its got Asbestos in it. here are a few pics of the front and back, its got a cool box where they would display a bag of coffee with a light..see pics

My plan is to use the grinder as display only, not to grind since its only got 4 selectable grind sizes and im sure the auger and burrs are rusted, and dull


material in question


closer look at material


Front of grinder


Back of grinder


Back of grinder after rewiring