Altitude Gauge, circa 1920

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Gauge

Date Made

circa 1920

Creator Notes

Manufactured by the Ashcroft Manufacturing Company, New York, New York, for the Boynton Furnace Co., Chicago, Illinois.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2016.0.1.143

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Metal
Glass (Material)

Color

Black (Color)
Silver (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 5.5 in
Width: 5.5 in
Length: 1.625 in

Inscriptions

on face: BOYNTON FURNACE CO./ NEW YORK. CHICAGO../ THE ASHCROFT M'F'G CO./ NEW YORK/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ PAT. DEC. 20, 1910/ ALTITUDE/ 619053 A
Altitude Gauge, circa 1920