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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Fri Nov 20, 2020 2:21 pm 

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Some of the old Ashton catalogs are now posted on archive.org. You can check them out here.

https://archive.org/details/ashtonvalvetradecatalogs


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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 12:18 am 

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In 1897 the Moran Bros. received a discounted price list of their products. Here are the prices they received.

https://railroadforums.com/forum/index. ... 66&slide=0

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https://railroadforums.com/forum/index. ... pg.114970/

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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Sun Mar 07, 2021 12:20 am 

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In 1903 there was a bill before congress to shorten the work day for laborers on government work to 8 hours. Here was the Ashton Valve response.

Some background on this bill.
https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol/history/coalstrike

https://railroadforums.com/forum/index. ... pg.114976/

https://railroadforums.com/forum/index. ... pg.114977/

https://railroadforums.com/forum/index. ... pg.114978/


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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 11:59 am 

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A brief article about gauge testing from Measurements of gas and liquids. 1922


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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:00 pm 

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Next pages.


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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:01 pm 

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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 12:34 pm 

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An article about steam pressure gauges from 1871. Article starts on page 281.


https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pr ... b=overview


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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 3:00 pm 

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A gauge calibrating device article from the 1909 Railway and Locomotive Engineering journal.


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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Sun May 09, 2021 3:40 pm 

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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.


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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Wed May 12, 2021 9:09 am 

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I just picked up this Ashton pop safety valve. This was manufactured after the company left Cambridge Mass in 1948 and set up in Wrentham, Ma. It was sold under the Crosby-Ashton name.


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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2021 9:22 am 

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A vacuum gage article from the 1912 Compressed Air journal.


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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2021 9:27 am 

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And an Ashton Valve vacuum gage and vacuum gage tester.


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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2021 9:28 am 

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And the tester.


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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Mon Jul 19, 2021 8:00 am 

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Trade show giveaways

Often at a industry trade show, the companies displaying their products will offer customers a little token gift as a thank you or a reminder of what they have to offer. Attached is a picture of some of those giveaways I've collected. The mirror (round with safety valve in middle) is about 3" in diameter. Everything else but the dry shaver is quarter size or smaller.


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 Post subject: Re: Ashton Valve Company
PostPosted: Sun Aug 29, 2021 10:35 pm 

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I recently obtained copies of some old Ashton Valve advertising circulars relating to their gages. Take a look.


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