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How Old is This Home????

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www.abebooks.com

Search on keywords "Steam Heating" or "radiator catalog" or US Radiator Co".

or the title "the complete line".

BTW- US Radiator Co merged with National Radiator in the late 1950s I believe. Crane bought National-US then sold it to Slant/Fin. So today's Slant/Fin boilers are partly descended from the old US Radiator Co. Today's Dunkirk boilers come from ECR which acquired Dunkirk Radiator Co.



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  • Tony Shupenko, PE
    Tony Shupenko, PE Member Posts: 6
    How Old is This Home????

    I am involved with a client who is having a dispute with the town about how old a home is to determine if it predates the zoning laws. Anyway, I was called in to try to date the home, since there are no building records. I stumbled upon some older radiators - one was "US Radiator Co, Dunkirk" (could not read the state because of globs of paint). This radiator had a raised-surface design, particularly along the top. The other radiator only had a "Union Art - Patent Pending" label - this one was not as ornate. Does anyone know if there is a publication that can be used to date these radiators? Any help would be appreciated.

  • Tony Shupenko, PE
    Tony Shupenko, PE Member Posts: 6


    I forgot to ask if Dan's radiator rating book contains ages of radiators - Dan?
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    well

    i'm holding a copy of the 1918 us radiator"complete line" catalog and they only have the TRITON and the FLORENTINE radiator designs listed...no dunkirk...i'll see what else i can dig up.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0
    got it---dahhh

    its on the first page of the catalog....factory location DUNKIRK, NEW YORK STATE....the dunkirk is the factory location not the model..if its fluted, and it sounds like it from your description, i cant tell you how old it is, but i can tell you that the florentine model by us radiator was fluted(ornately carved) and is in my 1918 catalog...hope this helps.
  • Tony Shupenko, PE
    Tony Shupenko, PE Member Posts: 6


    Gerry:

    You last item helps alot - thanks!!!!

  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,600
    No ages, Tony.

    Retired and loving it.
  • Tony Shupenko, PE
    Tony Shupenko, PE Member Posts: 6


    Almost forgot - do you know where I can get a copy of the 1918 catalog that you referred to?
  • DanHolohan
    DanHolohan Member, Moderator, Administrator Posts: 16,600
    Dunkirk

    is still very much in business. Why not get in touch with them? They're part of ECR International.

    Write to Maggie Reed Lutz, MagRee@Uticaboilers.com
    Retired and loving it.
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