Pressure gauge

Made:
1856-1862 in Sheffield
maker:
Chadburn Bros.
Pressure gauge

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Steam pressure gauge made by instrument makers Chadburn Bros of Sheffield, 1856-1862.

In this gauge, patented by Mr. A. Chadburn in 1856, the pressure to be determined is measured by the amount of bulging it causes in a flexible disc of sheet metal, secured round its edge to a circular box into which the fluid is admitted. The slight movement obtained is multiplied by levers that transmit it to the index.

Details

Category:
Motive Power
Object Number:
1862-112
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, copper (metal), paper (fibre product) and ink
type:
pressure gauge
credit:
Chadburn Bros.

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