M. Greenburg's
Sons
- San Francisco, CA
Part 3 Morris Greenberg was the inventor of the "California" wet barrel fire hydrant. Learn more about Greenberg fire hydrants by visiting the following link: http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist8/greenberg.html Except as noted, restored hydrants are from the Willis Lamm Collection. Locations indicated are where the hydrants were originally in service. |
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In the Los Angeles area the issue of servicing hydrants was approached from a different perspective.
With the "LA Sleeve" the valve stem guide actually bolted up to the back side of the hydrant with an opening large enough so that
the entire valve could be removed out the back for service using standard automotive wrenches.
A number of jurisdictions still prefer this design over extracting valves by removing the nozzles. | |||||
FHO# 0332 Model: 54 Date: Late 1940s Location: Los Angeles, CA Photo: © 2000, David Kennedy
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FHO# 0618 Model: 54 Date: 1951 (With 2½" wharf head) Location: Bakersfield, CA Photo: © 2001, Willis Lamm
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FHO# 0355 Model: 57 Date: 1954 Location: Los Angeles, CA Photo: © 2000, Mark Kennedy
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FHO# 0378 View: (LA Sleeve) Date: 1954 Location: San Diego, CA Photo: © 1999, FH.O
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FHO# 0375 Model: (LA Sleeve) Date: 1956 Location: San Diego, CA Photo: © 1999, FH.O
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FHO# 0587 Model: 54GR Date: 1964 Location:Pleasant Hill, CA Photo: © 2000, Willis Lamm
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FHO# 0376 Model: (LA Sleeve) Date: 1986 Location: Mission Beach, CA Photo: © 1999, FH.O
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FHO# 0556 Model: 8 Date: 1970 Location: Antioch, CA Photo: © 2000, Willis Lamm
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FHO# 0557 Model: 9 Date: 1969 Location: Antioch, CA Photo: © 2000, Willis Lamm
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