Ashcroft Manufacturing Company Pressure Gauge, circa 1880

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Pressure gauge

Date Made

circa 1880

Creator Notes

Manufactured by the Ashcroft Manufacturing Company of New York, New York and Bridgeport, Connecticut for the Babcock & Wilcox Company, New York, New York.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.0.34.435

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Brass (Alloy)
Glass (Material)

Color

Black (Color)
Cream (Color)
Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Diameter: 15 in
Height: 15.75 in
Depth: 4 in

Inscriptions

on face: THE BABCOCK & WILCOX CO. / BUILDERS / NEW YORK / ASHCROFT MFG. CO. / NEW YORK & BRIDGEPORT / REGISTERED / AUG. 21, 1876 / 666 on logo on face: TRADEMARK / E.N. ASHCROFT / BOSTON / MASS. / SOLID DRAWN TUBE / WARRENTED