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Eddy Valve Co. - Waterford, NY Part 3 - 2 pc. tall upper barrel models Clow Valve Corp - Oskaloosa, IA Part 1 - Tall Clow/Eddy hydrants |
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James B. Clow and Sons Company started out in 1878. They added fire hydrants to their
line of foundry related products in 1890 when they began distributing fire hydrants made
by Eddy Valve Co. which was located in Waterford, NY.
During the 1940's Clow purchased Eddy Valve Co. and
also Iowa Valve Co.. The Iowa hydrant continued to be
manufactured, but under the Eddy Iowa name.
In 1972, Clow also acquired Rich Manufacturing Company located in Corona, California, this company manufactured wet barrel hydrants. In 1985, McWane, Inc. acquired Clow. In 1996 Clow acquired another fire hydrant company, the Waterworks division of Long Beach Iron Works. This page consists of what we call "tall Clow/Eddy" hydrants. It is a dual purpose page in that it serves as Part 3 of Eddy Valve Co. and Part 1 of Clow Corp. All the hydrants on this page are tall (conventional height) hydrants with either Eddy Valve Co. or Eddy Valve Div./James B. Clow embossed on the snowflake logo ... and this page is divided into sections based on variations of this embossing. The next page, Part 2, contains all other (non snowflake logo, non-"Eddy Valve" embossed) Clow dry barrel models as well as their wet barrel models. |
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These hydrant(s) were apparently made prior to Clow ownership of Eddy Valve Co. as evidenced by the barrel logo. They are undated as is typical of Eddy Valve Co. hydrants. |
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1503 Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 5" Size: ~4" V.O. Location: Massachusetts Photo: © 2001, J. Kaminski |
1504 Nozzles: 3x 2½" Size: ~5" V.O. Barrel: (likely 2 pc.) Location: Massachusetts Photo: © 2001, J. Kaminski |
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These hydrant(s) also say "Eddy Valve Co." (with no mention of Clow) but were made in Coshocton, Ohio. as evidenced by the barrel logo. The logo on the backside of the barrel has V.O. size, working pressure, date of manufacture in the center instead of the large script "EV". |
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2263 Nozzles: 2x 2½" Size: 4½" V.O. Note: solid flange style Dated: 1964 Location: Massachusetts Photo: © 2004, J. Kaminski |
2264 Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 4½" Size: 4½" V.O. Note: solid flange style Dated: 1963 Location: Massachusetts Photo: © 2004, J. Kaminski |
1872 Nozzles: 2x 2½" Size: 5¼" V.O. Note: break flange style Dated: 1964 Location: John A. collection Photo: © 2003, J. Anderson |
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These hydrant(s) say "Eddy Valve Div. James B. Clow" but with no mention of manufacturing location as evidenced by the 4 point snowflake barrel logo. The logo on the backside of the barrel has V.O. size, working pressure, date of manufacture in the center instead of the large script "EV". Some hydrants have a 4-digit number embossed on the barrel between the logo and the flange which may be a model designation. |
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2160 Nozzles: 2x 2½" Size: 5¼" V.O. Note: solid flange style Note: 2846 (model #?) above flange Location: Jeff K. collection Photo: © 2004, J. Kaminski |
2265 Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 3½" Size: 5¼" V.O. Note: solid flange style Dated: 1974 Note: 2846 (model #?) above flange Location: Massachusetts Photo: © 2004, J. Kaminski |
1873 Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 4½" Size: 5.25" V.O. Note: break flange style Dated: 1972 Note: 2846 (model #?) above flange Location: John A. collection Photo: © 2003, J. Anderson |
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These hydrant(s) say "Eddy Valve Div. James B. Clow" on the circle within the the 4 point snowflake barrel logo and have a separate line below embossed with "Oskaloosa, Iowa". The logo on the backside of the barrel has V.O. size, working pressure, date of manufacture in the center instead of the large script "EV". Some hydrants have a 4-digit number embossed on the barrel between the logo and the flange which may be a model designation. |
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2255 Nozzles: 1x 4½" Size: 5¼" V.O. Note: break flange style Note: not model marked Location: Jack S. collection Photo: © J. Selvey |
1508 Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 3½" Size: 5" V.O. Note: break flange style Note: 2846 (model #?) above flange Location: Massachusetts Photo: © 2001, J. Kaminski |
0250 Model: F5351 Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x ~4" Size: 5¼" V.O. Note: break flange style Location: Washington, D.C. Photo: © E. Kennedy |
1431 Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 4½" Size: 5¼" V.O. Note: break flange style Dated: 1980 Note: 2846 (model #?) above flange Location: Ed M. collection Photo: © 2001, E. Masminster |
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These hydrant(s) say "Eddy Valve Div. James B. Clow" on the circle within the the 4 point snowflake barrel logo and have a separate line below embossed with "Coshocton, O". The logo on the backside of the barrel has V.O. size, working pressure, date of manufacture in the center instead of the large script "EV". Some hydrants have a 4-digit number embossed on the barrel between the logo and the flange which may be a model designation. |
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1876 Nozzles: 1x 4½" Size: 4¼" V.O. Note: break flange style Dated: 1966 Location: Eugene N. collection Photo: © 2003, E. Newbry |
1940 Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 5" Size: 4¼" V.O. Note: break flange style Dated: 1965 Location: Mike V. collection Photo: © 2003, M. Vacanti |
1747 Nozzles: 2x 2½" Size: 4½" V.O. Note: solid flange style Dated: 1964 Location: Massachusetts Photo: © 2002, J. Kaminski |
1784 Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 4½" Size: 4½" V.O. Note: solid flange style Dated: 1967 Note: 2865 (model #?) above flange Location: Massachusetts Photo: © 2002, J. Kaminski |
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1550 Nozzles: 2x 2½" Size: 5¼" V.O. Note: break flange style Note: 2846 (model #?) above flange Dated: 1970 Location: Massachusetts Photo: © 2002, J. Kaminski |
1245 Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 4½" Size: 5¼" V.O. Note: break flange style Dated: 1998 Location: Bethlehem, NY Photo: © 2001, Scott Miller |
2191 Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 4½" Size: 5¼" V.O. Note: solid flange style Dated: 1966 Location: Jeff K. collection Photo: © J. Kaminski |
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These hydrant(s) have NO snowflake logo. On the back of the barrel is cast "Eddy Model 4Z5 Clow Corp.
but with no mention of manufacturing location.
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2266 Nozzles: 2x 2½" Size: 4½" V.O. Note: solid flange style Dated: 1972 Location: Massachusetts Photo: © 2004, J. Kaminski |
2267 Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 4½" Size: 4½" V.O. Note: solid flange style Dated: 1969 Location: Massachusetts Photo: © 2004, J. Kaminski |
2268 Nozzles: 2x 2½", 1x 4½" Size: 4½" V.O. Note: break flange style Dated: 1985 Location: Massachusetts Photo: © 2004, J. Kaminski |
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1088 Nozzles: 1x 4½" Size: 5" V.O. Note: break flange style Dated: 1982 Location: Ed M. collection Photo: © 2001, E. Masminster |
2185 Nozzles: 1x 4½" Size: 5" V.O. Note: break flange style Dated: 1995 Location: Jack S. collection Photo: © J. Selvey |
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EDDY VALVE: Part 1 (1 pc. barrel) , Part 2 (2 pc. short barrel) , Part 3 (2 pc. tall barrel) CLOW CORP.: Part 1 (tall Clow/Eddy) , Part 2 (all other Clow hydrants) |
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