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226: 152: 315:. Its Inlet Vane Control system, introduced in 1927, adjusted to load requirements, allowing simpler motors and reducing power consumption. In World War II, almost every new United States fighting ship was built with Sturtevant ventilation. 179:
that was effective at keeping the work area sawdust-free. By 1864 Sturtevant was manufacturing the first commercially successful blower, and by 1866 the company employed 50 workers and worked exclusively on making fans.
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In 1869 the company introduced the "Sturtevant system," still the basis for much interior heating of buildings. Sturtevant adapted
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with mechanical draft fans that improved fuel efficiency so much that Navy ships were able to retire their back-up
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It was now the world's largest manufacturer of electrical fans. The company had expanded into industrial
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affected American-Davidson, which closed what was left of Sturtevant in 1989.
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in 1903, into a new ten-building, 20-acre (8.1 ha) facility designed by
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with the rest of his assets. The company survived and, flush with
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contracts, flourished. In 1919 Sturtevant opened a factory in
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ventilation, heating, air conditioning, dust and fume removal
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fans in 1922, which would be used in the ventilation of the
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area. The company at first manufactured wooden pegs used in
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Sturtevant introduced its highly efficient backward-curved
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A Sturtevant Company ventilation system installed at a
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was named for the factory works opened there in 1923.
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The company was founded in 1860 in Boston by inventor
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neighborhood of Boston, and soon began work with the
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Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning companies
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B. F. Sturtevant
HVAC
Boston
Massachusetts
United States
Boston
fans
air cooling
ventilation

Government Center
shoemaking
sawdust
mechanical fan
hot blast
ductwork
Jamaica Plain
United States Navy
hulls
USS Alliance
sail
A Sturtevant company industrial ventilation system
Montreal
Eugene Foss
Hyde Park
Lockwood, Greene & Co.
ventilation, heating, air conditioning, dust and fume removal
Walter Baker & Company
Dorchester
Sturtevant Manufacturing Co

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