Ashton Valve Co. 1871

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Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871

Post by Rick A » Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:04 pm

Instruction book #17 contained parts breakdowns for many Ashton products.
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Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871

Post by Rick A » Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:06 pm

The test gauges were available in a couple of different styles.

The Dead Weight tester
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Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871

Post by Rick A » Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:09 pm

The dead weight tester
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Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871

Post by Rick A » Mon Mar 09, 2020 11:11 pm

Dead weight tester
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Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871

Post by Rick A » Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:36 am

Dead weight tester
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Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871

Post by Rick A » Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:41 am

Here are a few other gauge testing kits.
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Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871

Post by Rick A » Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:46 am

The odd looking "oil well" device is for testing vacuum gauges.
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Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871

Post by Rick A » Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:49 am

They also offered a few other styles.
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Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871

Post by Rick A » Tue Mar 10, 2020 1:45 pm

Here are a few more
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Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871

Post by Rick A » Sun Mar 15, 2020 9:07 pm

The company had many patents over the years. Here are a few of them.
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