Trade catalogs from LaBour Co., Inc.

Date: 1900s

Variant Company Name: Established in 1921 in Michigan City, IN. In 1923, the company moved to Chicago Heights, IL. The company moves to Elkhart, IN in 1929. In 1964 the "LaBour Company is acquired by American Gage and Machine Company (which subsequently merges in 1970 with Katy Industries, Inc.) and is renamed to LaBour Pump Company. In another expansion move, the highly successful Taber Pump Company of Buffalo, New York, is purchased." Source: "Sterling LaBour/Taber Pump" http://www.kthsales.com/website/vendors/LaBour/History%20-%20Labour.htm See also: "Peerless Pump History" http://www.peerlesspump.com/fire_pumps_history.aspxCompany Name: LaBour Co., Inc.Related Companies: LaBour Pump Co., Ltd (UK) ; American Gage and Machine Co. ; Katy Industries, Inc. ; LaBour Pump Co. ; Taber Pump Co. ; Peerless Pump Co. ; Sterling Fluid Systems (USA), Inc.

Place: Elkhart, Indiana, United States

Topic (Romaine Term): Mining machinery; equipment and suppliesPlumbing supplies and fixturesPumping machinery and air compressorsHeating; ventilation and air conditioningAgricultural tools and machineryWater wheels; water motors and waterpower equipmentWell drilling equipment: water; oil; etc.Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)Chemicals and chemical productsFirefighting and fire enginesTopic: Agricultural implementsAgricultural machineryAir conditioningAir-compressorsBoats and boatingChemicalsFire fighting equipment industryGas well drillingHeatingHeating and ventilation industryHydraulic engineeringHydraulic machineryMarine machineryMining machinery industryOil well drillingPlumbing equipment industryPlumbing fixturesPumping machinery industryShipsVentilationWater well drillingWater-powerWater-wheelsWell drillers

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Record Id: SILNMAHTL_25234

Type Of Material: Trade catalogsTrade literature

Notes Content: "LaBour Fluid Flow Calculator" slide calculator ; self-priming centrifugal pumps ; performance and test standards for self-priming centrifugal pumps ; "Hydrobalance" pumps ; non-priming pumps ; horizontal centrifugal pumps ; fire pumps and trailers ; "The Mechanics of Corrosion" by H. E. LaBour ; drawings of the LaBour throttle valve and check valve ; "Elcomet" alloy; chemical valves ; bilge pumps ; swimming pool pumps ; mine water gathering ; irrigation ; Harry E. LaBour establishes LaBour Pump Company in Michigan City, Indiana, with the purpose of developing and marketing an inherently self-priming centrifugal pump line. His intention was to design a rugged, simple-to-operate-and-maintain pump to handle liquids used in the chemical processing industry. The next year, he patents and introduces the first valve-less, self-priming pump. http://www.peerlesspump.com/Peerless%20Pump%20History.htmIncludes: Trade catalog and manualBlack and white imagesColor imagesPhysical Description: 40 pieces; 1 box

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