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Spencer Boiler

Can anyone tell me the age of this boiler? Or where I can get any info?





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I believe sometime during or after World War II, Spencer was absorbed into the AVCO company whose main business was aviation. Have to check my old ASHVE Guides to verify this though.
I was not aware that Burnham had acquired the Spencer name though, but the tag on this boiler plainly shows this. Burnham also acquired the American-Standard line of cast-iron boilers in the early 1970s.
The third pic shows a "year built" designation which I believe says 1970. So that answers the age question.
As to the type of boiler, all I can tell is it's made of cast-iron, from the ASME "H" stamp on the tag, and that it's a three-pass boiler which usually means it runs with good efficiency. This must be in a larger building, from its size.
The MD-910302-01 tells me it's in Maryland. What part?
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A steel boiler can always be fixed although it may not be cost effective to do so. You would be surprised how long they can keep them running especially in NY City when there 3 or 4 floors below grade and replacement cost is through the roof