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Not sure what year of manufacturer was...

Mad Dog_2
Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,392
in THE MAIN WALL

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  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,392
    edited April 14
    First generation fitting (lower Elbow). This Long Island Fatmhouse was built in 1846. Not sure when Steam went in. Steamhead and Dan will know the manufacturer and approximate year.  Mad Dog 
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  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,046
    ugly
  • EdTheHeaterMan
    EdTheHeaterMan Member Posts: 8,494
    Perhaps, Carbon Dating will be of some assistance. I know that is how many of us old timers verify our age. Birth Certificates are hard to find for some of us.

    Edward Young Retired

    After you make that expensive repair and you still have the same problem, What will you check next?

    WMno57Steamhead
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,392
    edited April 14
    Ward started in 1924...I'm guessing 1870-80s...Mad Dog 
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  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,392
    1820 Robert Briggs in Philly started experimenting with threading and such.  Mad Dog 
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  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Member Posts: 16,117
    What radiators are connected to the system Mad?

    Single pipe quasi-vapor system. Typical operating pressure 0.14 - 0.43 oz. EcoSteam ES-20 Advanced Control for Residential Steam boilers. Rectorseal Steamaster water treatment
    Mad Dog_2
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,207
    Mad Dog_2 said:

    Ward started in 1924...I'm guessing 1870-80s...Mad Dog 

    That would be my guess- late 19th or early 20th century. Let's see those radiators!
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
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  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,392
    edited April 14
    Yes..next time I  am there.  Mad Dog 
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  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 6,018
    Is something purposely packed between the tee and elbow, or is it just  "stuff"? 
    CLamb
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,583
    I’m with Steamhead. 
    Retired and loving it.
  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Member Posts: 7,392
    I don't know..could be horsehair or hemp? I just had the HO have all the asbestos abated. This is what was underneath. The old Farmhouse has settled and some mains are backpitched.  I put up pictures a few months back, but this asbestos pre-dated the nice, factory made Cell-type. Mad Dog 
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