most of the items the company produced could be repaired. Instruction Book #17 contained breakdowns and repair parts for most of them
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A few items from my collection.
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In the past when steam trains let off excess steam at a station the noise could be extremely loud. The city of Boston looked into this problem as the complaints mounted up. Ashton Valve came up with a solution that proved very popular with the Train companies. A muffler! Same idea as on automobiles. And the blow back valves actually saved steam that used to be wasted.
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The state of Massachusetts looked into the noise problem of steam locomotives and here's a copy of a report.
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Ashton patent steam gage.Ashton Valve bought out the Boston Steam Gauge company in 1892 and entered the gauge market.They immediately offered their own Ashton patent steam gage. The 1896 catalog page says the item was patented in 1891, a year before they even purchased the Boston Steam Gauge company, who they purchased for a particular patent BSG owned. I wonder if it's the same patent?
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The ideal alarm gauge was another practical item that could come in handy if the boiler room mechanic happened to fall asleep! When the pressure went too high, a loud alarm would go off.
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