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In a basement of a 110 year old corner commercial building........oil sight glass by (what looks like) the compressor heads, pipes all disconnected.

Two gauges, one runs up to 300psi, the other to 150psi. Sure looks like a compressor, but for what?

I have no idea.

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Any heat exchangers nearby? Is the suction open or piped?

Propane was used as refrigerant back then and discharge pressures would of been well under 300PSI. Suction pressures were under 150.

Marc

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I'd put my money on an early refrigeration compressor. Gauges would be consistent with high side / low side pressures. What the refrigerant was . . .?

York made all kind of industrial and automotive refrigerant systems,'...back in the day.'

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It's a compressor for an anhydrous ammonia refrigeration system. It's the refrigeration equipment that York Manufacturing Co. started it's business, right before 1900 (later became York International).

Very nice find. If it were a steam driven model, there would be some value to a collector.

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Very nice find. If it were a steam driven model, there would be some value to a collector.

It has value. It is from a time when skilled hands filed castings and fit components by feel. I think it's beautiful.

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