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E.F. Houghton & Co

New England SteamWorks
New England SteamWorks Member Posts: 1,526
in Strictly Steam
Any one know anything about these systems? My guys stumbled upon it this week. I just have a few pictures. Someone added vents to all the radiators. I am going to go out and take a look for myself, but wanted to see what I could learn first. Can't really see where it vents?







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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,380
    That looks similar to the Haines company which also made those Bourdon-tube traps. It looks like it vents into the chimney through what looks like a Webster 5-series trap.

    Congratulations on finding another Vapor species. I think @DanHolohan will have to revisit "Lost Art Revisited" before too long...... >:)

    Keep the pics coming.
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  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,600
    Gosh.
    Retired and loving it.
  • Erin Holohan Haskell
    Erin Holohan Haskell Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 2,354
    Steamhead said:



    Congratulations on finding another Vapor species. I think @DanHolohan will have to revisit "Lost Art Revisited" before too long...... >:)

    The Lost Art Revisited...Revisited? ;)

    President
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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,380
    "The Lost Art of Steam Heating, Revisited Again", or something like that. Should be a good move, since it would make the original Lost Art Revisited a collectors' item o:)
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
    Erin Holohan Haskell
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,380
    The Smithsonian has this company's catalog too, just like Triumph Valve from my earlier thread:

    https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/SILNMAHTL_19972
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • ttekushan_3
    ttekushan_3 Member Posts: 961
    That’s truly amazing. I’ve never considered that possibility for a steam trap. Seems that if pressures remain at civilized levels they could last a long time. I suppose first cost could have been a deterrent.

    You’d think this would have caught on as a legit variation of the radiator trap. When E.F. Houghton talks, people listen. Or not. :-)

    Terry T

    steam; proportioned minitube; trapless; jet pump return; vac vent. New Yorker CGS30C

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