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.

Parts

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.

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

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

Measurements:
length 380 mm
width 380 mm
height 150 mm
Object Number:
1938-134 Pt2
type:
key

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