Bourbon Copper & Brass Co. - Cincinnati, OH
Part 2
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This rounded style of O.D. rib smoothy blends into the barrel portion above;
lacking the step distinctive to Rib Style "B". But there is much variation in this rounded shape.
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The type shown at the left is generally found on the larger barrel hydrants with the
larger 9¾" O.D. bonnet.
On hydrants made with a frost jacket the bottom portion of the rib was
machined away as the O.D. of the barrel below the rib was trued up; resulting in the
appearance shown at the right; from a smaller barrel hydrant with the the smaller
8¾" O.D. bonnet.
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These hydrants are a more diverse group so they are split into multiple sections below.
This first section has hydrants with the smaller 8¾" O.D. bonnet with a 2 nut bonnet top and a straight barrel.
Barrel O.D. measurements provided below are measured just above the O.D. rib.
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2102
Nozzle: 3"
Barrel OD: 5 5/8"
Location: Ed M.
collection
Photo: © 2003, E. Masminster |
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1402
Nozzle: 2½"
Barrel OD: 7"
Location: Ed M.
collection
Photo: © 2002, E. Masminster |
1459
Nozzle: 2½"
Barrel OD: 7"
Note: smooth bonnet, otherwise like #1402
Location: Cincinnati, OH |
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These also have the smaller 8¾" O.D. bonnet with a 2 nut bonnet top but differ from those
above in barrel shape with a stepped down barrel diameter between the nozzles and the bonnet.
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1728
Nozzles: 2x 2½" |
0076
Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 4½" |
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These all have a 9¾" O.D. bonnet with a 4 nut bonnet top.
These hydrants all have bolt-on pumper nozzles except for #1401.
This group is the only style to have hydrants that are dated with the year of manufacture.
The date is centered below the nozzles just above the O.D. rib.
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1040
Nozzle: 4½"
Note: dated 1913 |
1432
Nozzle: 4½"
Note: dated 1914 |
1862
Nozzle: 2x 2½"
Location: Ohio
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0082
Nozzles: 2x 3" swing gated |
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1038
Nozzles: 2x 3" swing gated
Note: dated 1915 |
1401
Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x ~4" |
0079
Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 4½" |
0078
Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 4½" |
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These very unique hydrants are called "flatback" and "box" hydrants.
These have larger bonnet sizes than all other known
Bourbon hydrants; and they have a 4 bolt bonnet top.
Each nozzle on the box is bolted on and each hose nozzle is independently gated.
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1034
Nozzles: 3x 3"
Bonnet: 11½" O.D.
Location: Ohio
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0006
Nozzles: 2x 3", 1x 4½" (not gated)
Bonnet: 11½" O.D.
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1033
Nozzles: 3x 3", 1x 4½" (not gated)
Bonnet: 12½" O.D.
Location: Ohio
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