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Album: In the beginning - the Worthington Steam Pump Co.
Henry Worthington built the first
direct-acting steam pump in 1840, and joined William H. Baker in
1845 to form the firm of Worthington & Baker for the sole purpose of
manufacturing steam pumps. He invented the duplex steam pump in
Date: 05/05/2006
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 61 items
Views: 1307
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Album: The Legacy of the George F. Blake Manufacturing Co.
The various steam pump builders have all left a legacy of surviving steam pumps, catalogs, engravings, photographs, and facilities. But one firm has left all of the above, plus a family who still maintains an interest in the company founded in 1864 by th
Date: 01/23/2006
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 43 items
Views: 1709
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Album: Dean Bros. Steam Pump Co.
Founded by the five Dean brothers in New York in 1869. The company moved to the south side of Indianapolis some time
in the early 1870's. The company was privately owned until purchased by Met-Pro Corp. in 1984. They changed
the company...
Date: 07/05/2006
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 25 items
Views: 654
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Album: American-Marsh Pump Co.
Founded as the American Steam Pump Co. in Battle Creek, MI in 1873. Became the American-Marsh Pump Co. in 1922. Most of the material in this wing comes from the American Marsh website at http://www.american-marsh.com, and the historical images section o
Date: 03/10/2008
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 46 items
Views: 796
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Album: Union Steam Pump Co.
In 1884, A. E. Preston, John Heyser, Edward Keet and James Gridley opened a small machine shop in the basement of a wagon shop. There they manufactured woodworking and ironworking machinery. The company was incorporated on May 22, 1885
Date: 10/22/2011
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 19 items
Views: 1045
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Album: The Victor/Bullard Steam Pump Saga, by G. Scott Jamieson
Invented by James H. Bullard in 1885-86 and fitted to Locomobiles and other steam cars; article by G. Scott Jamieson.
Date: 02/11/2006
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 9 items
Views: 1826
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Album: Warren Steam Pump Co.
A prosperous small town factory is bought out or
merges with another firm. The combined firm then pulls out; leaving the town and it's employees wondering where to go from there. For Warren, MA in 1897, the solution was to build their own firm,...
Date: 02/24/2007
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 33 items
Views: 492
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Album: Hall of Nameplates
Gallery of nameplates from the various steam pump builders
Date: 09/23/2003
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 27 items
Views: 1837
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Album: Historical Photographs
Gallery of photographs of steam pumps; along with linotype drawings from the 1870s-1890s and other illustrations.
Date: 09/23/2003
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 59 items
Views: 783
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Album: Solvay Coke Plant, Milwaukee, WI, USA
All but three were scrapped in August 2004; photos by Larry Tucker.
Date: 12/03/2003
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 93 items
Views: 3878
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Album: Steam Lizards under the clock: Colgate & Company Jersey City Plant
Located between 1931 Pierhead Line, Essex, York, & Montgomery Streets, Jersey City, Hudson County, NJ, USA; demolished in 1989-1990. Photographs and most text from the Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record website at
Date: 09/27/2006
Owner: Gallery Administrator
Size: 14 items
Views: 730
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IMAG1063
"Steam Lizards Museum on wheels"
Date: 01/01/2009
Views: 191
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