Mechanical counter, 1888.

Made:
1888 in England and Manchester urban district
Engine counter, 6 figures, by Schaeffer & Budenberg, Baukau

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Engine counter, 6 figures, by Schaeffer & Budenberg, Baukau
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Engine counter, 6 figures, by Schaeffer & Budenberg, Baukau, Madgeburg, Germany, for reciprocations or revolutions

6 figure engine counter by Schaeffer and Budenberg of Manchester, 1888. The counter could be used to count revolutions of a piece of mechanism or reciprocating actions.

Details

Category:
Motive Power
Object Number:
1888-264
Materials:
metal (unknown), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, steel (metal) and paint
Measurements:
overall: 45 mm x 415 mm x 75 mm, 2.35 kg
type:
counter
credit:
Budenburg Gauge Co. Ltd.; Schaffer and Budenberg