Hard-to-Find, Obsolete & Legacy Institutional Replacement Parts
When a 50-year-old steam trap fails, a legacy circuit breaker trips in a mill panel, or a discontinued limit switch halts a production line, bring the sample or nameplate photo to 149 Congress Street.
Multi-Trade Manufacturer & Obsolete Brand Cross-Reference Finder
Search 325 authorized and legacy commercial/industrial manufacturer entries across our Electrical, Plumbing/Steam, and Electronics counters—including historic misspellings and discontinued lines (Electromode / Electramode, Liquatite / Liquidtite, Honeywell Micro Switch, Barber-Colman, Barnes & Jones, Tunstall, Killark, Ferraz Shawmut).
Allied
Stocked and sourced by Frank P. McCartin Co., Inc. (Electrical & Lighting Desk: (978) 454-9101).
AC/Custom Configurations
Stocked and sourced by Frank P. McCartin Co., Inc. (Electrical & Lighting Desk: (978) 454-9101).
Aiken
Stocked and sourced by Frank P. McCartin Co., Inc. (Electrical & Lighting Desk: (978) 454-9101).
Airmaster
Stocked and sourced by Frank P. McCartin Co., Inc. (Electrical & Lighting Desk: (978) 454-9101).
Allied Molded
Stocked and sourced by Frank P. McCartin Co., Inc. (Electrical & Lighting Desk: (978) 454-9101).
Arlington
Stocked and sourced by Frank P. McCartin Co., Inc. (Electrical & Lighting Desk: (978) 454-9101).
Advance Transformer
Stocked and sourced by Frank P. McCartin Co., Inc. (Electrical & Lighting Desk: (978) 454-9101).
American
Stocked and sourced by Frank P. McCartin Co., Inc. (Electrical & Lighting Desk: (978) 454-9101).
Appleton Electric
Stocked and sourced by Frank P. McCartin Co., Inc. (Electrical & Lighting Desk: (978) 454-9101).
Arrow Hart
Stocked and sourced by Frank P. McCartin Co., Inc. (Electrical & Lighting Desk: (978) 454-9101).
Bowers
Stocked and sourced by Frank P. McCartin Co., Inc. (Electrical & Lighting Desk: (978) 454-9101).
B-Line
Stocked and sourced by Frank P. McCartin Co., Inc. (Electrical & Lighting Desk: (978) 454-9101).
Hard-to-Find Replacement Part & Custom Pipe Triage Tool
Maintaining a 1920s–1990s New England school, hospital, mill, water treatment plant, or housing authority? Select your component category below to see exact nameplate specs needed for a drop-in cross-reference and route directly to our Electrical/Controls Counter ((978) 454-9101) or Plumbing/Steam/Boiler Counter ((978) 454-7606).
Plumbing, Heating & Steam ((978) 454-7606 — PVF@goindustrialsupplies.com)
Counter Identification Checklist (What Our Specialists Check):
- ✓Stampings on brass/cast body or cover (e.g., Barnes & Jones, Hoffman, Tunstall, Spirax Sarco, Mepco/Dunham-Bush, Watts)
- ✓Pipe thread size (1/2", 3/4", 1", 1-1/4") and body pattern (Angle, Straightway, Vertical, Swivel)
- ✓Operating pressure range (Low Pressure 0–15 PSI vs. Medium/High Pressure 15–125 PSI)
- ✓If requesting a drop-in Capsule / Cage Unit: measure overall capsule height and seat diameter or bring old trap body to our Lowell counter
We stock and cross-reference drop-in replacement steam trap cage units (Barnes & Jones, Tunstall, Hoffman) so your maintenance crew can renew failed traps in 5 minutes without breaking seized cast-iron union piping.
Submit Nameplate Stampings or Part Specs to Our Counter Specialists
Our Electrical/Electronics ((978) 454-9101) and Plumbing/Steam ((978) 454-7606) desks will reply with availability or an engineered drop-in cross-reference.