9" Recording Pressure Gauge reading to 120lbs per sq in.
- Made:
- 1921 in Manchester
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9" Recording Pressure Gauge reading to 120lbs per sq in., with chart carrier, chart, winding key for clock movement, lock and key for front of case and bottle of ink. No. 5695562
This instrument, of the Bourdon type, produces a continuous record of the varying pressures maintained during a period of 24 hours in a steam, hydraulic or air-compressing plant; irregularities in working can thus be detected.
Details
- Category:
- Motive Power
- Object Number:
- 1921-729
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), copper (metal), bronze (copper, tin alloy), steel (metal) and glass
- type:
- pressure gauges
- credit:
- Budenberg Gauge Company Limited
