Vintage Salesman Sample In-Ground Water Valve Box by Bingham & Taylor undertaker The same company existed for

The same company existed for much of the 1900s

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A fixed steel carry handle anchors the top

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Vintage Salesman Sample In-Ground Water Valve Box by Bingham & Taylor undertaker The same company existed forc. 1930s 1940s; Bingham & Taylor Buffalo, NY Cast metal salesman sample of an in ground municipal water valve box, complete with threaded upper section marked WATER and removable lower sleeve bearing the Bingham & Taylor name. These scaled samples were produced for utility supply representatives who traveled to municipalities, contractors, and water departments to demonstrate the construction and durability of buried valve hardware. The upper cap