Moon Motometer, circa 1925
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Motometers measured a car's radiator coolant temperature and were popular aftermarket accessories in motoring's early years. This motometer, made by the Gidelite Manufacturing Company, bears the name of the Moon Motor Car Company of St. Louis, Missouri. Established in 1905, Moon remained in business until the Great Depression got the better of it in 1930.
Motometers measured a car's radiator coolant temperature and were popular aftermarket accessories in motoring's early years. This motometer, made by the Gidelite Manufacturing Company, bears the name of the Moon Motor Car Company of St. Louis, Missouri. Established in 1905, Moon remained in business until the Great Depression got the better of it in 1930.
Artifact
Motometer
Date Made
circa 1925
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
81.99.94
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Glass (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 4.75 in
Width: 3.25 in
Length: 2.75 in
Inscriptions
obverse of sphere: MOON on stem: GIDELITE / MFG. CO. / CHICAGO / PAT. APPL'D FOR
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