Long Beach Iron Works - Long Beach, CA


Long 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
  Model B-125
1842
Nozzles: 1x 2.5", 1x 4.5"
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Photo: © 2004, Allen McMillan


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