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Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:41 pm
by Rick A
1941 gage catalog 6
Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:14 pm
by Rick A
I recently picked up this quadruplex RR gage.
Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:13 pm
by Rick A
I was reently contacted by a man who purchased an Ashton 3 chime whistle a few years ago. It's a beauty and he sent me some pictures? I'm leaning towards a steamboat whistle. What do you think?
Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2020 7:14 pm
by Rick A
A catalog page from the 1920's.
Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 9:48 pm
by Rick A
Some of the old Ashton catalogs are now posted on archive.org.
https://archive.org/details/ashtonvalvetradecatalogs
Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871
Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 12:39 pm
by Rick A
I recently picked up an old Ashton pop safety valve. The tag reads Crosby-Ashton, Wrentham Mass so I can date the valve to some time after 1948, when the company had merged with Crosby and moved out of Cambridge to Wrentham.
Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871
Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 12:43 pm
by Rick A
1877, the company first incorporated in Hartford CT. I recently was able to obtain a copy of the letter from the Hartford Daily Courant which is attached below along with a photo of one of the first stock certificates.
Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871
Posted: Wed May 12, 2021 3:17 pm
by TahoeSteam
That's really neat. Thank you for sharing
Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:43 pm
by Rick A
I recently picked up copies of a number of old Ashton Valve advertising circulars. Here are a few of them:
Improved pop safety valve #20
Re: Ashton Valve Co. 1871
Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2021 12:43 pm
by Rick A
#20