Long Beach Iron Works - Long Beach, CALong Beach Iron Works was founded in 1913 and is today a regional manufacturer of construction castings for the public works sector. Water drainage, municipal and airport rated castings, seismic retrofit and miscellaneous bridge and structure castings, as well as castings for telephone and electrical applications are amongst the markets served today. As illustrated below, Long Beach Iron Works also made wet barrel fire hydrants for a number of years. Typical of the globalization of business, the barrels of Long Beach Iron Works hydrants were sourced from New Zealand, Korea, and Taiwan, while the valve parts were purchased domestically in California and Wyoming. In February, 1996, the hydrant division of Long Beach Iron Works was sold to Clow Valve. See Also Clow Valve. | |||
0237 Model: Model 621 Date: 1988 Location: San Francisco, CA Photo: © 2001, Carli Schultz Kruse |
0381 Date: 1991 Location: Long Beach, CA Notes: ACRA-CAST |
0380 Date: 1988 Location: Escondido, CA |
0493 Model: Model 37G3 Date: 1992 Location: Knightsen, CA Photo: © 2000, Willis Lamm |
0503 Model: 315 Date: 1998 Location: Brentwood, CA Photo: © 2000, Willis Lamm Notes: This design changed slightly from the original after being bought out by Clow Valve |
1920 Model: 611 Dated: 1988 Location: Ed M. collection Photo: © 2002, E. Masminster Notes: Same as Clow and Rich Valve Model 5s. |
2013 Model: 435 Date: 1986 Location: Seaside, CA Photo: © 2003, Steve Parmley |
2031 Nozzles: 2x 2 1/2" Model: 601 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photo: © 2003, Steve Parmley |
1840 Nozzles: 2x 4 1/2" Date: 1989 Model: 550 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photo: © 2004, Allen McMillan |
2200 Nozzles: 2x 4" 1x 2 1/2" Date: 1989 Model: 435 Location: Seaside, CA Photo: © 2003, Steve Parmley |
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1842 Nozzles: 1x 2.5", 1x 4.5" Location: Los Angeles, CA Photo: © 2004, Allen McMillan |
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