Steam Pressure Gauge Display Board, circa 1880

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Display board

Date Made

circa 1880

Creator Notes

Gauges, from left to right, were manufactured by Ashcroft Manufacturing Company, H. Belfield & Co. for J. L. Mott Iron Works., and American Steam Gauge Co. for Edward Kendall & Sons using a patent by Thomas W. Lane.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2016.0.1.129

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)
Wood (Plant material)
Metal

Color

Brown
Silver (Color)
White (Color)
Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 11.5 in
Width: 26.5 in
Length: 3.5 in

Inscriptions

on face of gauge: ASHCROFT MFG. CO./ BOSTON & NEW YORK./ TRADE MARK/ E. H. ASHCROFT/BOSTON MASS. 1876/ SOLID DRAWN TUBE/ WARRANTED/ REGISTERED/ AUG. 21. 1876/ NO. 6/ 7431 on gauge: J. L. MOTT/ IRON WKS./ NEW YORK./ H. BELFIELD & CO./ PHILA. on gauge: EDWARD KENDALL & SONS/ CAMBRIDGEPORT, MASS./ AMERICAN/ STEAM GAUGE CO./ BOSTON./ 6 3/4 IN./ T. W. LANE/ STEAM GAUGE/ 212445/ s
Steam Pressure Gauge Display Board, circa 1880