Welcome to The Sturtevant Guestbook!

It's nice to see the history behind our village's name
Thank you,
Chris
Trustee Village of Sturtevant

I grew up in Hyde Park in the the neighborhood known as ""Sunnyside"", which overlooked Readville and offered a wonderful view of the Blue Hills Reservation. Prominent in the view was the Westinghouse factory. I spent many hot summer evenings with my bedroom window open looking out at the factory and listening to the sounds of what I imagine were giant metal stamping machines sending sounds reverberating throughout Readville.

As a child I fished in the ""Mill Pond"" adjacent to the plant and would sell my catch-of-the-day to Westinghouse workers on their way home. Thanks for helping me re-live so many great memories. Well done.

I work for the court facilities bureau in massachusetts i'm one of the lead hvac technicians and in one of the court houses in lowell, ma. tucked away in the basement is on of your first steam egine heating units. i was wondering if you had any info on when it was installed and any operation manuals. i did take pitchers of it if you would like to see them e-mail me and ill send them to you if it would help on identifying it. i couldt find any numbers on it. my address is aam@att.net. thank you rick macdonald.

I found your website when I googled ""Sturtevant aeroplane."" I was working on my family tree online, and I found a World War II Draft registration of a family member, Elmer Walter Wilkinson, born in Groveton, NH in 1885. On his draft registration it stated that he lived in Brighton, Mass and worked as a mechanical ""draughtsman"" at the Sturvevant Aeroplane Co in Boston. I didn't know what that was, so I used Google and found your site. It is very interesting.

I don't know anymore about him, but I found him in the Lynnfield, Mass city directory in 1942, retired. Do you have any information on former employees?

Nicely done site. Good story.

Need CFM and SP
Sturtevant Silentvane fan, Serial # 37328, size 125, design 7, rpm 1165
Please help
Regards.

I work at the Mount Baker Theatre in Bellingham, WA, where we have a giant BF Sturtevant Air Washer (G-type, serial # 13396) and a multivane fan (size 10, Design 3, Serial #5629). Next year it'll be no more, as the theatre will undergo a hvac renovation. It's served us for 80 years and I doubt the new stuff will last a tenth of that time.

Please help, I have a Design 5, Size 90 No.298231 fan being used for exhaust in a bldg the owner wants to refurbish can any body tell me how much air cfm's it will move? Thanks

Great site, I have a pair of 13 foot sea sleds and what I believe to be the log book of the navy sea sled powered by the Sturtevant D-4s, I have the serial numbers and would like to see if you have any records to help me out. Thanks. Pete

I have sent this extract by email to vtoccojr@aol.com with illustrations. I hope I can get a reply. I haven't delved very deep into your website yet but haven't found what I want. It looks good thus far.
Dear Sirs

We are the consultant Architects for a refurbishment project at the Glasgow School of Art. The Art Nouveau building is one of the most important 20th Century British buildings designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. It is currently under consideration for World Heritage status.

The main goal of the project is to enhance visitor experience and a particular aspect of the proposals is to open a window into the original 1904-07 Sturtevant centrifugal fans which remain intact and in their original condition. I attach a PDF copy of our proposed drawing for your information. Until recently the fans were operational and could be turned with an electric motor. The original steam drivers were removed in the distant past but we have no records of their type or arrangement.

Our mechanical Engineers emailed you in February last year (copy attached below with photos) but unfortunately they received no reply.

Another aspect of the project is to produce interpretative information/panels on the history, the context and the actual mechanics of the system. Recent research suggests that this installation is one of the earliest "Air conditioning system" in the UK. It incorporated pre-heating from a forest of heating coils above and included water moistened hair matting at the air intact louvres.

We are thrilled that the company who installed this historical system is still in business and we hope you may have relevant archival material that would add value to our proposed visitor attraction. We are fortunate that most parts of the original system remains in place including an array of gear and driving wheels and one of the original leather belts. We are particularly interested in identifying which parts of the original system is missing. We have collected quite a bit of useful information which we would be pleased to share with you.

If you are interested in engaging in this fascinating project we would love to hear from you.

Regards

Malcolm Mitchell"

I have a type A forge.

Came by accident on this site. My compliments. Excellent organised and very interesting.

Lived as a child in Groton, MA - NW of Boston and S of Nashua, NH.

Wonderful website.Never realized that B.F. was so talented. Guess I'll have to get to Hyde Park one of these days.Many thanks again to Vincent who's been so helpful. B.F. was my G.G. Grandfather.Any cousins feel free to say Hi.
Bob"

Very nice site with much history and information on well built products of the past.
I am a old machinery nut and have a industrial blower made by Sturtevant. I always try to research history of machinery in my collection.