I recently saw this on one of my FB feeds, the person was asking what it was as the label was unreadable. It is obviously an old flush valve of some sort. I did a google lens search and had no luck. It appears to work similar to a Sloan valve, I think I am seeing a diaphragm on the right that might work on differential pressure and the main flush body with an adjustable spring under the acorn nut on the right. It looks like the tubing running out of the bottom needs to be hooked up to something. Has anyone ever seen this before and know the brand or anything about it? Thanks in advance.
Antique Flush valve, need an OLD guy to weigh in.
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bingow
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Qualified geezer here. No answer, but the bottom two lines appear to read: AMERICAN (unreadable) COMPANY,
ERIE PA. Near the top is a patent #, unreadable. Maybe someone can take that a little further. A better photo of the nameplate would solve the mystery. Here's a doctored crop:
ERIE PA. Near the top is a patent #, unreadable. Maybe someone can take that a little further. A better photo of the nameplate would solve the mystery. Here's a doctored crop:
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I've never seen one like that. I would imagine that the port on the right might be for a bed pan wash.
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The J. A. Zurn Manufacturing Company was founded in 1900 by John A. Zurn in Erie, Pennsylvania after purchasing the backwater valve patterns from the Erie City Iron Works. Its industry is plumbing products and accessories and its headquarters were in Erie, Pennsylvania (1900-2016) and Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2016-present). In 1972, the company acquired and merged with the Wilkins Regulator Company. The firm was acquired by Jacuzzi, Inc. in 1998 and by Rexnord, Inc. in 2007.
Just a guess Google erie pa 1920 plumbing manufacturers
Just a guess Google erie pa 1920 plumbing manufacturers
John Gayewski
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To me it looks like the flush is coming from above and this is possibly a trap primer or some other accessory. That's mainly a guess.
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Is the underside of that circular part threaded? Could you screw a jar on it? To me, it looks like an inline deodorizer that feeds a deodorant via siphoning action on every flush
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Eureka? American Sterilizer Company, Erie, PA, can be found on Google.
Fitter30
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Did ASC come up under plumbing? Maybe a cleaning solution? Since this is interesting.
bingow
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Did not try under plumbing but using full name got hits. If you enter "company" vs "co" you'll get more info on their earlier history. For example, the company president, grandson of the founder, passed away in 2016, age 90. Doesn't appear they made basic plumbing products. I tried Googling patents of devices like OP's photo without a recognizable hit; tons of other amazing stuff, however.
Jeff H Young
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I looked closely and wild guessed at a trap primer then saw saw the comment fitter30 mentioned a cleaning fluid maybe some kind of sanitizer or freshenor perfume type stuff , like a jar goes on the bottom .
Fitter30
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This valve would of been used at this place.
The Road to Wellville is a 1994 American comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Alan Parker, an adaptation of T. Coraghessan Boyle's novel of the same name, which tells the story of the doctor and clean-living advocate John Harvey Kellogg and his methods employed at the Battle Creek Sanitarium at the beginning of the 20th century.
The Road to Wellville is a 1994 American comedy-drama film written, produced and directed by Alan Parker, an adaptation of T. Coraghessan Boyle's novel of the same name, which tells the story of the doctor and clean-living advocate John Harvey Kellogg and his methods employed at the Battle Creek Sanitarium at the beginning of the 20th century.
Jeff H Young
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Saw the movie a little strange but been awhile almost 30 years ago
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Just a little strange thought poopers were ur bread and butter so to speak. Its bad when u see a charmin commercial with the bears cleaning up. Sad that i can remember that movie.
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