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    Default How old is this old boiler?

    New member hoping to get some info on an old boiler in the basement of an old school house my daughter is renovating.

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    What is the age of this old boiler?

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    Default Re: How old is this old boiler?

    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Butts View Post
    New member hoping to get some info on an old boiler in the basement of an old school house my daughter is renovating.
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    What is the age of this old boiler?
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    Mike
    Hi Mike,

    Visually, it looks like it dates from around the time of Caesar Augustus.

    Generally, the age is built into the serial number. Often it is an obscure alpha-numeric combination. First, it would be necessary to see if the number on the data plate still exists. The data plate looks pretty iffy though. If you can get the serial number, then you might try the American Standard website or a website that has the age documentation, such as https://www.building-center.org/amer...dard-hvac-age/ or a similar search.

    By the way, it doesn't look finished. Like something has been removed from the exterior. It wasn't covered in a snowy white material, was it?

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    Default Re: How old is this old boiler?

    Thanks! It was this way when the building was purchased. I?m guessing the snowy white covering was removed by a ?professional? some time ago. 😁


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    Default Re: How old is this old boiler?

    I vote to donate it to the Smithsonian Antiquities and Artifacts section and let them carbon date it.


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    Default Re: How old is this old boiler?

    Sometime after 1929 ... but possibly not long after based on the age/style of the label, although the information below, combined with the "American - Standard Products" label could indicate somewhere around the time of the 1948 name change (the dash was dropped in 1968).

    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


    The American Radiator Company was established in 1892 by the merger of a number of North American radiator manufacturers. The company expanded in the early 20th century into Europe under the brand National Radiator Company.


    In 1929 it amalgamated with the Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Company to form the American Radiator and Standard Sanitary Corporation, which evolved in 1967 into today's American Standard Companies.

    From here: https://www.building-center.org/amer...ator-hvac-age/

    1948 - Brand name changed from American Radiator- Standard Sanitary Corp. to American-Standard

    Based on this last link:

    "Before 1950 - The unit will bear the FULL name "American Radiator - Standard Sanitary Corp" ... and that label does contain the full name.


    Best guess: before 1950.

    Last edited by Jerry Peck; 05-10-2020 at 05:29 AM. Reason: Removed an extra quote (") typo
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    Default Re: How old is this old boiler?

    Thanks on the date info!


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