Ludlow Valve Manufacturing Company, Troy NY (1861-1969)
Papers (1872-1965)

Historical Note

Scope and Content

Series Descriptions

Inventory

I.A. Catalogs, Bulletins and Advertisements

Box

Folder

Contents

Date

1

1         

Air Vacuum and Air Release Valves -Bulletin-

n/d

 

2         

Butterfly Damper Valve -Bulletin-

1941

 

3         

Butterfly Valves -Bulletin-

1965

 

4         

Catalog #2F (French)

n/d

 

5         

Catalogs

1954

 

6         

Catalogs - Ludlow

1940, 1950, n/d

 

7         

Check Valves -Bulletin-

1959

 

8         

Double Disc Gate Valves; Double Disc Parallel Seat Waterworks Gate Valves -Bulletins-

1958

 

9         

Fire Hydrant Advertisements

n/d

 

10    

Fire Hydrant Bulletins -Corey, Ludlow Slide Gate

1957, n/d

 

11    

Gas Valve Advertisement

n/d

 

12    

Gas Valve Bulletins, Low Pressure, Modern

1934, 1957

 

13    

Loose Catalog Pages

n/d

 

14    

Ludlow Advertisement

n/d

 

15    

Ludlow Catalog

1895

 

16    

Ludlow Catalog

1902

 

17    

Ludlow Catalog (copy 1)

1925

 

18    

Ludlow Catalog (copy 2)

1925

 

19    

Multi-Valve Bulletin

1938

 

20    

Rensselaer Valves -Bulletin-

1954

 

21    

Ring-Tite Joint Bulletin

1959

 

22    

Sluice Gates Bulletin

n/d

 

23    

Square Bottom Valves Bulletin

n/d

 

24    

Step-by-Step Hydrant Inspection

1957

 

25    

Tapping Sleeves and Valves Bulletin

1957

 

26    

Valve and Hydrant Review

1958

I.B.1. Accounts and Financial Statements

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Date

1

27    

Accounts and Financial Statements

1934

 

28    

Accounts and Financial Statements

1935

 

29    

Accounts and Financial Statement

1936

 

30    

Accounts and Financial Statement

1937

 

31    

Accounts and Financial Statement

1938

 

32    

Accounts and Financial Statement

1940

 

33    

Accounts and Financial Statement

1941

 

34    

Accounts and Financial Statement

1942

 

1         

Financial Statements

1942

 

2         

Accounts and Financial Statement

1943

 

3         

Accounts and Financial Statement

1944

 

4         

Financial Statements

1944

 

5         

Accounts and Financial Statement

1945

 

6         

Accounts and Financial Statement

1946

 

7         

Accounts and Financial Statement

1947

 

8         

Financial Statements

1947

 

9         

Accounts and Financial Statement

1949

 

10    

Accounts and Financial Statement

1950

 

11    

Accounts and Financial Statement

1952

 

12    

Financial Statements

1950-1955

 

13    

Financial Statements - Rensselaer Valve Company

1953

 

14    

Accounts and Financial Statement

1955

 

15    

Accounts and Financial Statement

1956

 

16    

Balance Sheet and Statement of Earnings

1955, 1956

 

17    

Financial Statements

1957

 

18    

Balance Sheet and Statement of Earnings

1957

 

19    

Accounts and Financial Statement

1958

 

20    

Balance Sheet and Statement of Earnings

1958

 

21    

Balance Sheet and Statement of Earnings

1958

I.B.2. Annual Reports

Box

Folder

Contents

Date

1

22    

Annual Reports

1936, 1937, 1938

 

23    

Annual Reports

1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944

 

24    

Annual Reports

1946, 1948, 1949, 1950

 

25    

Annual Reports

1951, 1952, 1953, 1954

 

26    

Annual Reports

1955, 1956, 1957

I.C. Stockholder Information

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Contents

Date

2

1         

List of Stockholders

July 10, 1929

 

2         

Certified List of Common Stockholders “A” - “Z”

1957

 

3         

Certified List of Preferred Stockholders “A” - “Z”

1957

 

4         

Certified List of Common Stockholders “A” - “Z”

1958

 

5         

Certified List of Preferred Stockholders “A” - “G”

1958

 

6         

Stock Distribution - Ludlow Valve Co.

1958

II. Business Records and Materials

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Date

2

7

Ludlow Valve Company Order Book

Jan. 1872 - Oct. 1872

 

Oversize

Table of Dimensions

1900

 

8         

Business Graphs/Charts

1913-1923, 1927

 

9         

Correspondence between J.L. Sybrandt and O.J. Magary; re: gas valves, Ludlow treatment of employees

1919

 

10    

Record of Strikes

1919-1936

 

11    

Business Records

1925-1937

 

12    

Caldwell, John; Outgoing Correspondence re: resignation from company

1926

 

13    

Reports and Correspondence; re: current and future state of the company

1929-1932

 

14    

Foundry Information; re: new equiptment, costs

n/d, 1931

 

15    

American Chain Company - preliminary report for purchasing

1931

 

16    

Ludlow Stock Offer

1931

 

17    

Oil Industry Equipment and Supplies; The Oil and Gas Journal

1932

 

18    

Lolley, William H.; correspondence sent and received

1932

 

19    

Administration, Selling and Fixes Expenses

1932

 

20    

Agreement between Neptune Meter Company and G.H. Rowe, I.A. Rowe, and T.V. Kennedy; re: Rensselaer Valve Company Stock

1948

 

21    

Statement on the Purchase of Ren. Valve Company Assets - to employees -

1954

 

22    

Press Release; re: merge of Ludlow and Rensselaer Valve Company

1954

 

23    

Houston, Livingston W.; received correspondence

1931, 1957

 

24    

The Ludlow Valve Manufacturing Company of Troy, NY (1866-1969); manuscript by Samuel Rezneck

Late 1960s

 

25    

Scientific conversions and formulas

n/d

 

26    

Various Business Records

n/d

 

27    

Bank book, list of transactions

n/d

 

28    

Ludlow-Rensselaer Valve Company Merger

1954

 

29    

Company and Industry Profile (Valves); Rejection Letter from American Steel Foundries regarding acquiring Ludlow

1957

 

30    

Photographs of Ludlow Plant

n/d

 

31    

Map Layout of Ludlow Plant in Troy, NY

n/d

 

32    

Business Related Charts

1922-1956

 

33    

Berd-Jay Industries (formerly Ren. Valve Co.) Report

1954

 

34    

Statement of Assets and Liabilities of Ren. Valve Co. transferred to Ludlow

1954