Example of first Horstmann double-train gas controller for street lights

Made:: circa 1904 in Bath

Example of first Horstmann double-train gas controller for street lights, of about 1904, giving quick action, and fitted with solar dial, with winding key and dust cover

Details

Category:: Time Measurement

Object Number:: 1938-134

Measurements:: overall: 5.9055 x 14.9606 x 14.9606 in.; 150 x 380 x 380 mm

type:: timer and street lamp gas controller

credit:: Horstmann Gear Company Ltd.

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Example of first Horstmann double-train gas controller for street lights

Example of first Horstmann double-train gas controller for street lights, giving quick action, and fitted with solar dial, by Horstmann Gear Company Ltd., Bath, Somerset, England, 1895-1910.

Measurements:: overall: 215 mm x 135 mm x 90 mm, 1.25kg

Materials:: wood (unidentified) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) and steel (metal)

Object Number:: 1938-134 Pt1

type:: timer , street lamp gas controller and control mechanism

Winding key and dust cover

Winding key and dust cover for an example of first Horstmann double-train gas controller for street lights, of about 1904, giving quick action, and fitted with solar dial