North American Manufacturers (U-Z) of Dry Barrel Fire Hydrants |
(Revised 09Jun00) |
Catalog Model / Cast Model / Vintage & Additional Detail | Barrel Detail | Size | Nozzle Configuration & Photo Number |
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U.S. Pipe and Foundry - Birmingham, AL (see also A.P. Smith Mfg. Co.) | |||
???? / ???? / A.P. Smith O'Brien style hi-pressure, made for Philadelphia, PA. Mfg. name and location cast onto bonnet | Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, vert. fluted | large! (~12 bolts under bonnet) | 0337 |
???? / Sentinal / somewhat modern appearance, tapered barrel (largest at bottom), 1981 noted | Dry: 2 pc. w/2 bolt clamp, smooth | ? | 0144 |
???? / H Series Model 205 / smooth barrel descendant of A.P. Smith Series "S" | Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth | ? (8 bolts under bonnet) | 0122 |
???? / Metropolitan / tapered barrel (largest at bottom), smooth barrel descendant of A.P. Smith Series "S" | Dry: 2 pc. w/2 bolt clamp, smooth | ? | 0173 |
Union Iron Works - Spokane, WA | |||
???? / ???? / mfr. name and location cast onto top of bonnet, pot-bellied appearance similar to Holly Mfg. Co. | Dry: 2 pc. w/4 bolt joint, smooth | ? (4 bolts under bonnet) | 0050 |
United Iron Works - San Francisco, CA · both wet and dry barrel hydrants made by same company |
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???? / ???? / hi-pressure, 1909 | Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, smooth | large! (~12 bolts under bonnet) | 0140 |
Universal Flow Engineering (UFE) - Toronto, ON? | |||
???? / ???? / modern appearance, tapered barrel (largest at top), found in use only in Toronto's North York district | Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth | ? | 0217 |
Villiambon Co. - Birmingham, AL · known models have O.D. ribs above and below the nozzles |
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???? / ???? / Type 1 - fluted bonnet | Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, smooth | ? | 0456 |
???? / ???? / Type 2 - smooth bonnet | Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, smooth | ? | 0457 |
Vogt Bros. Mfg. Co. - Louisville, KY | |||
???? / ???? / Type 1 - integral bonnet & nozzle section, vertical ribs on lower barrel above O.D. rib, 1944 noted | Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth | ? | 0087 |
???? / ???? / Type 2 - fluted 2-tier bolted bonnet | Dry: 1 pc. w/O.D. rib, smooth | ? (4 bolts under bonnet) | 0088 |
Waterous Co. - St. Paul, MN
· Variations of the Waterous company name are found on the hydrants; varying with model · No Waterous hydrants have the model name/number indicated on them · TCIW (Traverse City Iron Works) design influence noted in Waterous Pacer and Trend models |
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Frost Jacket / (none) / Var. 1a - "Waterous Engine Wrks. Co." on bonnet, beaded O.D. rib, tapered bonnet, octagonal barrel cross section, not dated | Dry: 1 pc. w/beaded O.D. rib, smooth | ~4" | 0158; 0484 |
Frost Jacket / (none) / Var. 1b - similar to Var. 1a but the bonnet is not tapered | Dry: 1 pc. w/beaded O.D. rib, smooth | ~4" | n/a |
Frost Jacket / (none) / Var. 2 - similar to Var. 1a but bonnet has less taper, 2 pc. barrel, 1947-55 noted | Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth | ~4" | 0483; 0482 |
W22 / (none) / Var. 1 - "Waterous Fire Engine Co." on lower barrel above O.D. rib, short upper barrel with 'web-footed' flange shape, 1923 noted | Dry: 2 pc. w/6 bolt joint and O.D. rib, smooth | 4" | n/a |
W22 / (none) / Var. 2 - short upper barrel with conventional round flange | Dry: 2 pc. w/6 bolt joint, smooth | ? | 0030 |
Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth | ? | 0308 | |
W31 / (none) / "Pat'd Nov. 2, 1928" and "Waterous Co." on lower barrel above O.D. rib, bolted bonnet with roating collar under operating nut, 1931-47 noted | Dry: 2 pc. w/6 bolt joint and O.D. rib, smooth | 4" (4 bolts under bonnet) | 0177; n/a |
Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint and O.D. rib, smooth | 5" (small barrel dia. w/4 bolts under bonnet) | 0029 | |
5" (large barrel dia. w/4 bolts under bonnet) | n/a; 0421 | ||
W59 / (none) / similar in appearance to W31 model but no patent date, no rotating collar under operating nut, and no O.D. rib on lower barrel, also says only "Waterous", 1967-80 noted | Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth | 5" (4 bolts under bonnet) | 0028 |
WT-77 Trend / (none) / tall old style w/integral bonnet, "Waterous" on barrel, 1978-84 noted | Dry: 2 pc. w/4 bolt joint, smooth | 4.75" | 0190; 0027 |
WT-77 Trend / (none) / new style w/short integral bonnet and nozzle section of square cross section, assembled with a short barrel riser, small brother to Var. 1b Pacer | Dry: 2 pc. w/4 bolt joint, smooth | ? | 0031 |
WB-67 Pacer / (none) / Var. 1a - short integral bonnet and nozzle section of square cross section, assembled with a short barrel riser with long tie bolts full length of riser | Dry: 2 pc. w/4 bolt joint, smooth | ? | 0025 |
WB-67 Pacer / (none) / Var. 1b - short integral bonnet and nozzle section of square cross section, assembled with a short barrel riser with separate bolts for each end of riser, 1977-96 noted | Dry: 2 pc. w/4 bolt joint, smooth | 5" | 0304; 0189, 0193 |
Western Kopper Co. - Ft. Wayne, IN | |||
(Chicago Spec) / ???? / integral bonnet and nozzle section, 'functional looking' | Dry: 2 pc. w/8 bolt joint, smooth | ? | 0458 |
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