E.B. Kunkle Co. was established
in 1875, in Ft. Wayne, Indiana by Erastus B.
Kunkle, to produce his patented Lock Up Safety
for railroad use. This innovative new valve was
so successful that virtually every railroad in
the U.S., Canada and several other countries
quickly adopted its use. E.B. Kunkle went on to
produce over 100 patented inventions, providing
the company with a varied product line of safety
valves.
Soon after E.B. Kunkle's death in
1913, the company was purchased by Oscar A. Fox
and renamed to Kunkle Valve Company.
Kunkle Valve made several acquisitions during
the mid-1940s, including the Star Brass
Manufacturing Company of Boston in 1947. This
acquisition added an entire line of engineered
U.S. Navy approved relief valves that are still
extensively used today aboard all types of naval
vessels.
In the mid-1950s, Kunkle purchased
railroad valve manufacturer J.E.
Lonergan, strengthening the new
corporation's standing as a respected
manufacturer of safety and relief
valves. In November 1991, Kunkle
Industries became a publicly held
company following its purchase by
Anderson Greenwood & Co. The pairing of
the Kunkle and Lonergan spring-activated
valves with the pilot-operated valves
manufactured by Anderson Greenwood,
resulted in a stronger market position
for Kunkle in the relief valve industry.
In September 1997, Kunkle Valve, as a
part of Anderson Greenwood and Keystone,
became a part of Tyco International Ltd.
In addition to the above companies,
Tyco's Flow Control group includes many
well established companies such as
Grinnell, Mueller, Unistrut, Vanessa and
Yarway.
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