Ashton Valve Co. 1871

[Rick A]

A few catalog pages.

[Rick A]

A few more.

[RNoe]

The new Ashton mini-pressure gauges are 2" diameter.
The creator is working on larger ones for 1/4 scale locomotives.
Pic below of the new gauge installed in my 1/8th scale Mikado 2-8-2 locomotive.
RussN

[Rick A]

I wonder what size the gauges would be if they were 1/4 scale? They made a number of gauges that were 3" diameter for steam cars.

[Rick A]

Steam whistles were also produced by the company for marine ships, Locomotive, and stationary boilers.

[Rick A]

A 1921 article about steam whistles.

[Rick A]

The rest of the article.

[Rick A]

Ashton valve locations over the years.


Top photo: 138 Pearl Street ,Boston. They were there less than a year before being burned out by the great Boston Fire of 1872

Middle photo: 271 Franklin Street Boston. After bouncing around Boston a little they settled in for 27 years at 271 Franklin Street.

Bottom picture: In 1907 the company relocated to 161 First Street, Cambridge where the building still stands today.

[Rick A]

In 1948 the company, now merged with Crosby Valve, moved to a site in Wrentham,Ma. This was their last address.

[Rick A]

Repair parts and testing equipment was available for most of the products. Test gauges to check the accuracy of many of the gauges and repair parts for a lot of their products. The company even offered a repair service for their items and once in a while you can find an inscription on the dial face that states "repaired by Ashton Valve".