Spaulding Fibre was a plant in Tonawanda, NY which produced a type of unique type of 'bakelite' material. The plant was heavily contaminated with asbestos as you will see in the photos.
This pump seemed to pump some sort of fibre material. Lots of it splattered. This is possibly asbestos.
If you ask many people who work in Radio today if they are familiar with the name McCurdy, chances are you will find that most people have never heard of the name. McCurdy Radio was a Canadian company (They did have a US Division, located in Buffalo, NY, however I believe they originated in Canada - correct me if I am wrong) which produced high end analog audio equipment, mainly geared towards the broadcast industry. To my knowledge, the company no longer exists, which is a shame. However, those in the know, still collect McCurdy equipment.
