Locomotive Firebox Co. Plate

Howard Gorin · **Posted:** Fri Jul 19, 2002 9:52 pm

I am looking for a photograph or a drawing of a plate installed on steam locomotives that had syphons made by the Locomotive Firebox Company.
The plate is heart shaped and was mounted on the smoke box with the builders plate and the Superheater Co. plate.

hgorin@ix.netcom.com

buddy bob · **Posted:** Sat Jul 20, 2002 12:26 pm

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buddy bob · **Posted:** Sat Jul 20, 2002 12:32 pm

sorry i hit wrong botton first. howard i think i saw a full page ad. with pic. of plate in one of my bayer garrett catalogs. i will look at them on monday. ps i plan to do the ut. on the boiler as soon as someone returns from a trip.

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Kelly · **Posted:** Sat Jul 20, 2002 10:36 pm

> I am looking for a photograph or a drawing
> of a plate installed on steam locomotives
> that had syphons made by the Locomotive
> Firebox Company.
> The plate is heart shaped and was mounted on
> the smoke box with the builders plate and
> the Superheater Co. plate.

I believe that Western Maryland #202 in Hagerstown, MD has, or at least had, one of those plates.

G. Mark Ray - TVRM · **Posted:** Sun Jul 21, 2002 11:44 am

OC 6325 has a heart shaped plate on it for the Nicholson Thermic Syphons that are in it. If you think this might be the same plate, I suggest you contact Jason Johnson at the Ohio Central for more information.

G. Mark

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Thomas Manz · **Posted:** Mon Jul 22, 2002 12:40 pm

A picture of the logo can be found in steam-era Railway Age magazine advertising. There should be an index of advertisers(?).

tmanz@afo.net

buddy bob · **Posted:** Mon Jul 22, 2002 8:24 pm

hello howard i found the ad. with pic of plate you were looking for. once again please send me your snail mail address and i will send you a copy. did i tell you i saw the setup that they used to make them at the old garrett works just before they shut down. weard like most things in the uk. thats all for now. bob.