Highlights of Leslie Corporation

The late 1900’s marked the birth of a manufacturing company in Lyndhurst, New Jersey through the leadership of John Leslie—the Leslie Corporation. It was established to automate the removal of snows in railroads through the production of rotational snowplows fueled by steam. The company earned recognition throughout the twentieth century from their pressure valves and regulators. All types of steam parts were as well manufactured that added their line of products.

Leslie Corporation had achieved enormous growth from extending their market by satisfying the needs of both railroads and ships. They have been responsible in manufacturing steam-fueled equipments in railroads and ships for military use and commercial use. The great demand of their products had continued their existence. This prime reason made them sought wider and better location in Parsipanny, New Jersey to increase productivity in proportion to the increasing demand. The production plant now is presently mapped in Tampa, Florida. Their expertise is seen in providing quality products like regulators, valves, controllers, water heaters, whistles and etc. The company maintains its integrity through their wide production of equipments for industrial use i.e. for water vessels and railroads.

Leslie Corporation kick-off their production of air horns only during 1930s. Their air horns entered the market through the rights acquired from the Tyfon series of horns. It wasn’t long enough that the rights from Kockums of Sweden were also procured—the SuperTyfon series. Leslie manufactured an array of horns. Among the horns that first made way to the market was the Tyfon A-200. This kind of horn was used in railroads and it worked well when paired with GG1s. This was the reason why the Tyfon A-200 was poplar in its layman’s term “GG1 horn.” Its vast usage in industry can never be doubted for twenty years. It had been a major part of almost all electric and diesel engine available not until a competitor, Archime introduced chime horns for railroads in the early 1950s.

With the emergence of such type of horns in the market, Leslie chase over and modified the presently Tyfon horns with a chime sound. In order to come up with the real features of chime horns, the company designed their SuperTyfon series in not later than on two years. Since the early chime-toned Tyfon were regarded as just “honkers,” the chime sound produced is omitted but improved. Though Archime released its P series of horns, the Leslie Corporation still pioneered the modern chime horns in the market through the SuperTyfon models. Horns of SuperTyfon type have transposable parts in the power chambers while its back caps cannot be screwed into the heads. This design is not transcended by the M series of Airchime. In fact, the P and K series horns of Airchime based their product on the standards used by Leslie. The company became efficient in maintaining their original SuperTyfon design nearly inimitable. However the concept was applied first on horns by WABCO only that it had not transcends the sales of Leslie’s horns due to ineffective promotions. Still, WABCO applied the ideas in the creation of two-toned horns.

Rumors created a notion that Leslie conceded in the market of horns behind the truth that they did not. Stories may have based on the issue that for the current years the company had not recorded any railroad procurement. Seemingly, Leslie still manages transactions with their clients in the industrial and marine sectors however; they have outlaid themselves from the market. Now, the company is named as Leslie Controls, Inc.

The previous years emphasize the highlights of the chronicles of the company. Below is the time table of its history.

1934—Leslie launched its air horns of Tyfon series in the market and were
especially use on railroads.

1950—Leslie promoted Chime-Toned horns in the commercial marketplace. That is, the faculty of the company in advertising chime horns is revealed.

1951—Chime-Tone horns were singled out in their line of products. The event made way to the advent of SuperTyfon series of S-5D, S-5A, S-3E, and S-3J in the market.

1952—The first models of SuperTyfons were replaced by S-5T and S-3L of the same series. The newest models cored the product lines of Leslie.

1955—The 25 and 31 bells were combined into a single piece in order to purge the traditional design of two-piece bells.

1958—Aluminum replaced the use of bronze in manufacturing power chambers.

1968—Dome-back power chambers over passed the use of tab-back power chambers.

1979—Leslie Company was relocated in Parsipanny, New Jersey. Spike-back power chambers were preferred instead of the dome-back power chambers.

1986—The Company moved in Tampa, Florida to better meet the demands of the market.