North American Manufacturers (A-C) Of Dry Barrel Fire Hydrants

(Revised 13Jun00)

Catalog Model / Cast Model / Vintage & Additional Detail Barrel Detail Size Nozzle Configuration & Photo Number
A. D. Cook Pump Co. - Lawrenceburg, IN
???? / none / mfr. name and location cast vertically on barrel Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, vert. fluted ~4" (4 bolts under bonnet) 0074
A. P. Smith Mfg. Co. - E. Orange, NJ
???? / ???? / Type 1 - Pat. 1902, 'Havana style' Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib ? (? bolts under bonnet) 0121
Series S / none / Pat. 1902 and mfr. name & location on bonnet, 1925-54 noted Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, vert. fluted ? (8 bolts under bonnet) 0133, 0178, 0172; 0136; 0137; 0138
O'Brien High Pressure / none / Pat. 1909 & Newark N.J. on bonnet, 1926 noted Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, vert. fluted large! (? bolts under bonnet) 0134 0135(top)
O'Brien High Pressure / none / 2 pc. version Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, vert. fluted ? (? bolts under bonnet) 0418
???? / ???? / Type 2 - smooth barrel, 1931 noted Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, smooth ? (? bolts under bonnet) 0132
Acme Valve and Hydrant - Indian Orchard, MA
???? / ???? / "VSI" cast onto barrel, 1966 noted Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth 5" 0007
American Darling - Birmingham, AL (see also Darling Valve)
· company logo (large "A" inside oval) on barrel
B-50-B / ???? / 1980s Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth 5" (8 bolts under bonnet) 0040
  Dry: 2 pc. w/10 bolt joint, smooth 6" (10 bolts under bonnet) 0042
B-62-B / ???? / 1984-90 noted Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth 5 1/4" (6 bolts under bonnet) 0039; 0043
MK-73 / 73 / 1990s Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth 4 1/2" (6 bolts under bonnet) 0041; 0295
M-73 / ???? / Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth ? (6 bolts under bonnet) 0292; 0415
American Foundry and Mfg. Co. - St. Louis, MO
National / National / Pat. Dec 11, 1888; Eclipse style bonnet attachment and pot-bellied appearance, a twin to the Empire model by Ripley & Detrick Dry: 1 pc. w/no O.D. rib, smooth ~3" (4 bolts under bonnet) 0202 0117(top) 0116(close-up)
Two Piece (Old Style) / ???? / 1946 noted Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth ? (8 bolts under bonnet) 0276 0277(back), 0294; 0046
Two Piece Standpipe (New Style) / ???? / 1952 noted Dry: 2 pc. w/? bolt joint, smooth ? (? bolts under bonnet) 0044
NYC spec Series S / ???? / spec copy of A. P. Smith Series S, 1947 noted Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, vert. fluted ? (8 bolts under bonnet) 0045
AVK - Fresno, CA
27/00 / ???? / similar to Waterous Pacer, 1992 noted Dry: 2 pc. w/4 bolt joint, smooth ? 0009
27/80 / ???? / similar to Mueller Centurion, 1996 noted Dry: 2 pc. w/4 bolt joint, smooth ? (6 bolts under bonnet) 0008
B. Beaumont Foundry - Kankakee, IL
???? / none / mfr. name and location cast on barrel, operating stem on outside of barrel Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, vert. fluted ~4" 0005
Bachelor and Finnenan - ????, ??
???? / ???? / former Boston spec. hydrant Dry: 1 pc. w/no O.D. rib, smooth? ? 0478
Bibby-Ste-Croix - Quebec, Canada (see also Clow Canada)
BF 104 / Sentinel / 6 sided bonnet rim, 1996 noted Dry: 2 pc. w/6 bolt joint, smooth ? (6 bolts under bonnet) 0214
Bourbon Copper and Brass Works - Cincinatti, OH
· various types identified by bonnet details and ground line O.D. rib shape
· hydrants with an asterick(*) by photo number have 3" hose nozzles; all others 2 1/2"
· all have mfr. name and "Cinti Ohio" cast on bonnet
???? / none / Type 1 - tall bonnet, no bolts on top of bonnet, pre-1880 Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, vert. fluted ~3" (4 bolts under bonnet) 0077
???? / none / Type 2a - 4 bolts on top of bonnet, barrel dia. below O.D. rib > O.D. rib dia., ~1900 Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, vert. fluted ~3" (4 bolts under bonnet) *0080
???? / none / Type 2b - 4 bolts on top of bonnet, barrel dia. below O.D. rib < O.D. rib dia., ~1900 Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, vert. fluted ~3" (4 bolts under bonnet) *0166
    ~4" (4 bolts under bonnet) 0079; *0082; 0006; 0078
???? / none / Type 3a - 2 bolts on top of bonnet, flat O.D. rib, ~1900 Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, vert. fluted ~3" (4 bolts under bonnet) 0075
???? / none / Type 3b - 2 bolts on top of bonnet, rounded O.D. rib,~1900-2000 Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, vert. fluted ~4" (4 bolts under bonnet) 0076
???? / none / Type 4 - 2 bolts on top of bonnet, taller & diff. shape O.D. rib than other types, ~1900 Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, vert. fluted ~4" (4 bolts under bonnet) 0011
Cambridge Machine & Vavle Inc. - Cambridge, MA
???? / ???? / similar to A.P. Smith Series "S" Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, vert. fluted ? 0459
Canada Valve
???? / B-50B18 / Am. Darling style Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth ? 0049
Anron / ???? / modern appearance Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth ? 0048
Canadian Ludlow Mfg. Ltd.
List 90 / ???? / 8-sided barrel and bonnet (see Ludlow List 90) Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth 5" 0258
Chapman Valve Mfg. Co. - Indian Orchard, MA
· company logo found on the barrel of older models has large letters C & V on top of each other with "Chapman" above and "Valve Co." below
???? / ???? / Type 1 - company logo, bonnet cast integral with barrel, ornate scroll work between nozzles and bonnet, barrel tapers down to flange, late 1800s Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth ? 0423
???? / ???? / Type 2 - company logo, nozzles low on hydrant, barrel dia. large below nozzles then necks down to flange, late 1800s Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth ? 0426
???? / ???? / Type 3 - company logo, pot-bellied appearance, bonnet dia. larger than pot-belly, barrel dia. large below nozzles then necks down to flange,early 1900s Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth ? 0424
List 82 / ???? / company logo, pot-bellied appearance, bonnet dia. smaller than pot-belly, early 1900s Dry: 1 pc. w/no O.D. rib, smooth ? 0278
???? / ???? / Type 4 - post hydrant w/pot-bellied appearance Dry: 2 pc. w/10? bolt joint, smooth ? 0324
List 88 / 88 / "CHAPMAN" cast vertically on barrel Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, vert. fluted 5" (8 bolts under bonnet) 0054
List 90 / L90 / mid 1900s Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth 5" (6 bolts under bonnet) 0053
Clow Canada Ltd.
D-67M Premier / D-67M / modern appearance, 1988 noted Dry: 2 pc. w/6 bolt joint, smooth ? 0213
M-67B Brigadier / M-67B / modern appearance Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth ? (? bolts under bonnet) 0211
Clow Corp. - Oskaloosa, IA
· both wet and dry barrel models made by the same company
???? / Challenger / large 3-lobed barrel, 1979-80s noted Dry: 2 pc. w/3 bolt joint, smooth 5 1/4" (3 bolt bonnet plate) 0162, 0179
F2500 / 2500 / modern appearance, 4-sided bonnet transitions to round upper barrel, 1982-97 noted Dry: 2 pc. w/4 bolt joint, smooth 4 1/2" (4 bolts under bonnet) 0180
  Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth ~5 1/4" (4 bolts under bonnet) 0160, 0196
F2545 Medallion/ ???? / has large AWWA logo on upper barrel Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth 4 1/2" 0063; 0161; 0001
F5351 Eddy / ???? / has old Eddy Valve logo on upper barrel Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth ~5" (8 bolts under bonnet) 0250
Eddy / Eddy / 'Swivel Head Model' with short upper barrel, has old Eddy Valve logo on upper barrel Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth ? (8 bolts under bonnet) 0203
Coffin Valve - Boston, MA
???? / ???? / Type 1 - multi-sided barrel with hourglass shape, 1870s Dry: 2 pc. w/6 bolt joint, smooth ? 0455
???? / ???? / Type 2 - similar appearance to Type 1 but vertically fluted instead of mulit-sided, 1870s Dry: ? pc., vert. fluted ? 0454
Columbian Iron Works - Chattanooga, TN (see also Mueller Co.)
???? / ???? / Type 1 - between 1910 and 1933 Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, smooth ? (6 bolts under bonnet) 0256
???? / ???? / Type 2 - bonnet integral with upper barrel, between 1910 and 1933 Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth ? 0305; 0257
Crane Company - Chicago, IL
???? / Standard Hydrant / sharply pointed bonnet Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, vert. fluted ~3" (4 bolts under bonnet) 0105 0099(top), 0474


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