Ashton Valve Company

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A few more old advertisements
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n 1897 the Moran Bros. received a discounted price list of their products. Here are the prices they received.
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In 1903 there was a bill before congress to shorten the work day for laborers on government work to 8 hours. Here was the Ashton Valve response.

Some background on this bill.
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The Coal Strike of 1902: Turning Point in U.S. Policy

The Federal Government, with the Commissioner of Labor in a fact finding role, acted as a 'neutral' for the first time in contributing to settlement of the bitter coal strike By Jonathan Grossman
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There were many companies producing and distributing whistles for locomotives, steamships, factories, and such. Here are a number of those companies.
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