"Calormeter" Motometer, circa 1930
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Artifact Overview
Automobiles often came without temperature gauges before the early 1930s, so enterprising manufacturers sold aftermarket motometers. Mounted on a car's radiator, these devices measured and displayed coolant water vapor temperature, notifying drivers if their automobiles were in danger of overheating. Wilmot-Breenden Ltd. produced this "Calormeter" motometer in England around 1930.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Motometer
Date Made
circa 1930
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
On Loan - Shanghai Auto Museum (Anting, Shanghai, China)
Object ID
81.99.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
White metal
Glass (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 3.5 in
Width: 1.875 in
Depth: 1.125 in
Inscriptions
on face of lens: COOL / NORMAL / BOIL / CALORMETER / WILMOT-BREEDEN / LTD. / PAT. NO. 281781 / REG. NO. 715114
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