Ace Furnace & Steel Co., truck loaded with two boilers, a fan and tanks. Ace Furnace was located at 3740 So. Union Ave. and was owned by Alvin T. Davies. Davies was also president of Birchfield Boilers. Ace manufactured industrial products out of steel. Their product list included boilers, furnaces, tanks and pre-fabricated gas stations.

Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Storage tanks--Tacoma; Metalworking--Tacoma; Signs (Notices);

Ace Furnace & Steel Co., truck loaded with two boilers, a fan and tanks. Ace Furnace was located at 3740 So. Union Ave. and was owned by Alvin T. Davies. Davies was also president of Birchfield Boilers. Ace manufactured industrial products out of steel. Their product list included boilers, furnaces, tanks and pre-fabricated gas stations.

Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Storage tanks--Tacoma; Metalworking--Tacoma; Signs (Notices);

An employee of Ace Furnace & Steel Co. leans one arm against a massive steel jet propulsion fuel storage tank on company property on August 5, 1958. He appears diminutive when contrasted with the 10.6 foot diameter tank. The gas tank measures 77.5 feet in length. Ace Furnace produced steel storage tanks for oil, gasoline and water, stacks, marquees, canopies, steel heating and ventilation systems, boilers, furnaces, and marine sheet metal. The company's major output now are tanks of all sizes, approximately 400-800 tanks per month. The huge tanks pictured above were just built for McChord Air Force Base. It is estimated that these were the largest shop fabricated steel tanks ever built in Tacoma. The Northern Pacific cars in the background would make transportation of these heavy steel products easier and more efficient. Photograph ordered by Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (TNT 9-1-58, C-7)

Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Steel industry--Tacoma; Storage tanks--Tacoma; Railroad freight cars--Tacoma--1950-1960;

Ace Furnace & Steel Company. A truck, stacked with tanks, is parked in a warehouse. The name painted on the truck's door is Birchfield Boiler, Inc., Shipbuilding Division. Ace Furnace's major output was tanks, large and small, making 400-800 per month. It was owned and operated by Alvin T. Davies who also operated Birchfield Boiler and Tacoma Boiler Works Company. (T.Times, 9/4/1946)

Trucks--Tacoma--1940-1950; Birchfield Boiler, Inc. (Tacoma); Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Storage tanks--Tacoma; Warehouses--Tacoma; Loading docks--Tacoma;

Ace Furnace and Steel Company. Exterior of the plant facilities. Ace Furnace and Steel Company manufactured furnaces, steel tanks, gasoline tankers and trailers, prefabricated service stations, and subcontracted on boats including interior work, ventilating ducts, galleys, etc. They also handled sheet metal work and blower and ventilating systems. (T.Times, 9/4/1946)

Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Heating & ventilation industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Buildings--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Ace Furnace and Steel Company was owned and operated by Alvin Davies, he also owned Birchfield Boiler Company and Tacoma Boiler Works. Ace Furnace manufactured furnaces, tanks, gasoline tankers and prefabricated steel gas stations. Interior view of Ace Furnace plant, laborers are welding parts of the gas station that is under construction.

Furnaces--Tacoma; Welding--Tacoma; Laborers--Tacoma; Iron construction--Tacoma; Metalworking--Tacoma; Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma);

Ace Furnace is constructing a prefabricated gasoline service station, the workmen are welding the structure together. Ace Furnace and Steel's facility was large enough to provide spacious work areas, which enabled the company to work on many projects simultaneously. The company's work could be found throughout Tacoma industries, including the boat building industry.

Construction industry--Tacoma; Welding--Tacoma; Iron construction--Tacoma; Iron & steel workers--Tacoma; Metalworking--Tacoma; Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma);

Two unidentified welders at the Ace Furnace and Steel Company, 3740 South Union Avenue, were busy putting together a large steel tank in May of 1948. Ace Furnace and Steel, founded in the 1930s by A.T. Davies, manufactured many different types of products out of steel including: all steel fabricated service stations, all steel welded furnaces, steel air-conditioned units and all steel transport tank trailers. The company's advertising motto was "If It Can Be Fabricated From Steel, Ace Can Do It Better". The company was sold to Mid-Mountain Contractors, Inc. at the end of 1966. TPL-8257

Welding--Tacoma; Furnaces--Tacoma; Metalworking--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Steel industry--Tacoma; Iron & steel workers--Tacoma; Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma);

Ace produced steel storage tanks for oil, gasoline and water, stacks, marquees, canopies, building sheet metal, steel heating and ventilation systems, motor covers, belt guards made of screen and metal, and marine sheet metal. Ace Furnace and Steel was located at 3740 South Union Avenue at South Tacoma Way. Interior view of Ace Furnace and Steel Company plant, welder is working on tank with rollers.

Welding--Tacoma; Furnaces--Tacoma; Metalworking--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma--1940-1950; Steel industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Iron & steel workers--Tacoma; Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma);

Ace Furnace and Steel Company promised "Products that Endure" for their customers. Ace was owned by Alvin T. Davies, who also owned Tacoma Boiler Works and Birchfield Boiler Company. Alvin Davies and his steel products producing companies helped build successful industries throughout Tacoma. Interior view of Ace Furnace and Steel Company plant, workers are working on tank with rollers.

Storage tanks--Tacoma; Furnaces--Tacoma; Metalworking--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Steel industry--Tacoma; Iron & steel workers--Tacoma; Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma);

Exposure of large machinery dwarfing the laborers at Ace Furnace & Steel Co. This machine is either a shear press or a brace press. The company was built in 1930 and was owned by Alvin T. Davies. Ace produced steel and sheet metal products- furnaces, tanks, stacks and did electrical welding.

Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Iron construction--Tacoma; Iron & steel workers--Tacoma; Metalworking--Tacoma;

Photo of a worker running a sheet of metal through a large piece of machinery at Ace Furnace & Steel Co. This machine is either a shear press or a brace press. The company was built in 1930 and was owned by Alvin T. Davies. Davies also owned North End Lockers and was the president of Birchfield Boiler Inc. and Tacoma Boiler Works. He and his wife Ellen lived on Day Island. Ace Furnace produced steel and sheet metal products- furnaces, tanks, stacks and did electrical welding.

Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Iron construction--Tacoma; Iron & steel workers--Tacoma; Metalworking--Tacoma;

Ace Furnace & Steel, overall view of tanks. Ace manufactured items of metal, such as furnaces, tanks, stacks and industrial sheet metal. They also did electrical welding and manufactured steel products. The company was owned by Alvin T. Davies who also was president of Birchfield Boiler and Tacoma Boiler Works, as well as owning North End Lockers. The Davies family lived on Day Island.

Metalworking--Tacoma; Industrial facilities--Tacoma; Steel industry--Tacoma; Iron & steel workers--Tacoma; Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma);

ca. 1939. Ace Furnace and Steel Company, photograph pulled from Richards stock file. Transport trucks parked in front of company. (filed with Argentum)

Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Heating & ventilation industry--Tacoma--1930-1940;

Ace Furnace & Steel Co. were steel fabricators whose plant was located at 3740 South Union Avenue. One of their trucks and trailers was loaded with large storage tanks when photographed in front of the company on October 16, 1954. There was plenty of advertising on the truck and trailer, and also on the tanks. The steel firm had expanded their business in the early 1930's which eventually led to including transport of their products to customers. Ace Furnace manufactured furnaces, tanks, gasoline tanks and pre-fabricated steel gas stations. According to the 1954 City Directory, Ace Furnace was owned by Alvin T. Davies; he also owned Birchfield Boiler and Tacoma Boiler Works. Photograph ordered by Ace Furnace & Steel Co.

Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Trucks--Tacoma--1950-1960; Storage tanks--Tacoma; Metalworking--Tacoma; Signs (Notices);

Ace Furnace and Steel Company. The workmen from the plant. The company manufactured furnaces, steel tanks, gasoline tankers and trailers, prefabricated service stations, and also subcontracted on boats including interior work, ventilating ducts, galleys, etc. They also handled sheet metal work and blower and ventilating systems. The staff of 23 people was headed by Al Davies and Oscar Nero. Conrad Adler was plant superintendent. (T.Times, 9/4/1946)

Ace Furnace & Steel Co. (Tacoma); Heating & ventilation industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Employees--Tacoma--1940-1950;

ca. 1936. Neon sign reading "City of Tacoma Light and Power Co. Cushman Plant 2", designed by Sun Ray Neon Co., sits on back of flatbed truck. Taken at South 38th Street & South Tacoma Way, near Ace Furnace Co. , seen in background at 3740 So. Union Ave., who built the sign. (Argentum)

Signs (Notices)--Tacoma; Electric signs; Ace Furnace Co. (Tacoma);