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searcher
Senior Member
Username: searcher
Post Number: 341
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, September 19, 2009 - 09:46 pm: | 
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I don't collect priming cups per se, but, you never know when you might need one ------! Only five of these have a manufacturer stamped on them and one has a trade name: 1 Roberts; 7 and 9 Imperial Brass; 3 and 16 Lunkenheimer; 12 "Weather Head". Imperial Brass is always easy to recognize even if not stamped, they seem to be the only manufacturer that used the square wrench flats. Can anyone identify any of the others or if any had an association with a specific engine or use? Number 13 and 17 are pretty fancy - are these from autos?
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thomas
Senior Member
Username: thomas
Post Number: 344
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 05:04 pm: |
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Nice assortment. I assume the 13 & 17 insulated handle was so you didn't get a burn. I can not think of how you could say a certain type was auto vs stationary etc. |
richarddurgee
Senior Member
Username: richarddurgee
Post Number: 2188
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2009 - 08:21 pm: |
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Good assortment of valves, I don't collect them as such either but I buy all of them that I can find like the ones commonly used on the old marine engines. There seems to be some sort of reverse mathematical ratio thing going on though the more I have the harder it is to find the right one that goes to the engine I'm fixing or restoring ?
These valves were called "Ground key Valves" by the mfgrs for the obvious machine grinding of their tapered fit. There were two basic valves the "All Finished" and the "Sping Key Type" and many styles of applications for each kind.
I guess from being around salt water all my life I prefer the "all Finished" Type vales where applicable because of the rust and corrosion at the spring end type ?
1918 Lunkenheimer catalog
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