East Jordan Iron Works (EJIW) - East Jordan, Michigan
East Jordan Iron Works is a family run company with a rich history. The company was established at East Jordan, Michigan in 1883, by a 20-year-old English immigrant named William Ellis Malpass, along with his father-in-law, Richard Round. The small town of East Jordan was, at the time, a center of lumbering operations, and the company started out making parts for lumber mills, railroads, and ships, a beginning not unlike another hydrant maker, Filer & Stowell. William Malpass bought out his partner 8 years after the company's founding, and his descendents run the privately held company today. Prompted by the decline of the lumber industry in the 1920's, the company expanded into other markets, notably, municipal castings --- pipes, grates, manhole covers, and of course, fire hydrants. Although they were a small firm, and one based in a fairly remote part of rural Michigan, the company successfully bidded against larger competitors in cities such as Detroit and Chicago. Today the company employs around 700 people at it's two East Jordan plants alone, shipping orders throughout the nation, and around the world. The company is known for its community involvement. |
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1919 Nozzles: 2x 2.5" Size: ~4" VO, __" OD Location: John A. collection Photo: © J. Anderson |
0779 Nozzles: 2x 2.5", 1x ~4.5" Size: ~4" VO, 7.0" OD Dated: 1946 Location: Paul H. collection Photo: © P. Hansen |
0245 Nozzles: 2x ~4.5" Size: ~6" VO, __" OD Location: Milford, MI Photo: © E. Kennedy |
0786 Nozzles: 2x 2.5", 1x ~4.5" Size: ~6" VO, 9.6" OD Dated: 1931 Note: "Detroit Standard" cast onto bonnet Location: Paul H. collection Photo: © P. Hansen |
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0720 Nozzles: 2x 4½" Size: 6" V.O. Dated: 1988 Location: Chicago, IL Photo: © T. Ingalsbe |
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1433 Model: 5-BR Nozzles: 2x 2.5", 1x 4.5" Size: 5¼" V.O. Dated: 2000 Location: Ed M. collection Photo: © 2001, E. Masminster |
1380 Model: 6-BR Nozzles: 2x 2.5" Size: 6" V.O. Dated: 1966 Location: Jack S. collection Photo: © 2001, J. Anderson |
1424 Model: 6-BR Nozzles: 2x 2.5", 1x 4.5" Size: 6" V.O. Dated: 1972 Location: Ed M. collection Photo: © 2001, E. Masminster |
1381 Model: 6-B Nozzles: 2x 2.5", 1x 3.5" Size: 6" V.O. Dated: ?? Location: Jack S. collection Photo: © 2001, J. Anderson |
1288 Model: 6-BR Nozzles: 2x 2.5", 1x 4.5" Size: 6" V.O. Dated: ? Location: Ed M. collection Photo: © 2001, E. Masminster |
0246 Model: 6-BR Nozzles: 2x 2.5", 1x ~4.5" Size: 6" V.O. Dated: 1990 Location: Milford, MI Photo: © E. Kennedy |
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0247 Model: 6 BT Nozzles: 1x 2.5", 1x ~4.5" Size: ~6" V.O. Dated: 1985 Location: Milford, MI Photo: © E. Kennedy |
Contact Information | |
301 Spring St East Jordan, MI Phone: 616-536-2261 | www.ejiw.com |
FH.O Catalog Library: | |
East Jordan Iron Works Inc - Street and Watermain Products Catalog No. 7 |
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