2 Antique Adams Company Diamond Stove Dampers 5in 4in Pair

Description

Pair of antique iron Diamond stove dampers produced by The Adams Company of Dubuque, Iowa. 5 inch damper sports an ornate foliate handle. 4 inch damper has a spring shaped handle.

"The Adams Company is an American manufacturing concern. It was founded in 1883[1] and is based in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. (They produced) machine castings and household devices like a patented floor heating vent with inner rotating portion that distributed warm air in upper level rooms, or laundry stoves... Between 1905 and 1912 it produced the Adams-Farwell, a brass era automobile. Like another builder of rotary engined road vehicles, Stephen Marius Balzer of New York City, the Adams Company offered light gyrocopter engines which successfully powered experimental flying machines by Emile Berliner in 1909–1910 and J. Newton Williams in 1909. Engine production lasted longer than automobile manufacture although it is not clear when this stopped, too. The Adams Company then relied on their iron foundry and manufactured gears, shafts and parts for power transmissions. As of November 2017, The Adams Company continues as a custom manufacturer of industrial gears and shafts. It is a closely-held private corporation." (Source: Wikipedia)

Condition

Good Overall - Gentle wear/tarnish

Dimensions

Larger - 8" x 4.75" x 1" (Width x Depth x Height)