Steam Pressure Gauge Display Board, circa 1880
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Artifact Overview
Artifact Details
Artifact
Display board
Date Made
circa 1880
Place of Creation
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
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