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Dry gas meter made by Comet Appliances Ltd in 1950, capacity 100 cu ft/hr, constructed of dark green painted aluminium with GR seal, Serial No. 10446.

Dry gas meter made by Comet Appliances Ltd in 1950

1950

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by Thomas Glover & Co Ltd, 1971, reading by single circular dial and one digital total meter, constructed of light steel plate, painted grey, with F&P140 seal. Serial no.583635, capacity 212cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1971

UGI Standard domestic gas meter, which has been through the 1/2 hour fire test of B.S. 476 Part I.

UGI Standard domestic gas meter

One UGI credit gas meter serial no.401051, 1976.

1976

2-light dry gas meter No.1650688, by Thomas Glover and Co. Ltd., London, dated 1913, bearing an exhibition prizes plate, with 4 dials divided into units, hundreds, thousands and ten thousands.

2-light dry gas meter No.1650688

Original model of Glover's dry gas meter, 10 lights, No. 172, made by Richards and Co., St James's Walk,Clerkenwell, London, Orgel and Richards's patent, 1884, with 3 dials, calibrated 0-9, 0-9, 1-10 cubic feet.

Original model of Glover's dry gas meter

Gas meter: 400mm diameter face, 210mm depth x 420mm width x 170mm height. Rectangular base, red base with white face, black numbering, no distinguishing marks, inlet and outlet, taps provided. Note: mechanism broken

Gas meter: 400mm diameter face

circa 1900

Gas meter, dry type: 308mm height x 238mm width (diameter) x 200mm depth, painted green, made by Julius Pirtsch AG, Wien (Vienna), cylindrical body with rectangular digital gauge at front, 7 significant figures measuring Kubikmeter (cubic meters), manufactured 1936, serial no. 2097154.

Gas meter

1936

Gas meter: 350mm height x 250mm width x 180mm depth, red. Made by James Milne and Sons Ltd., dated 1910. Square top gauge with flap contains four small dials, no.142975, badly corroded.

Gas meter: 350mm height x 250mm width x 180mm depth

1910

Dry, 10 light gas meter: 490mm height x 250mm depth x 370mm width, red painted cast iron, made by Alder and Mackay, serial no.580011, based on 1864 registered patent No 4682, small top gauge with flap incorporates 4 small dials reading I-V, 0-9(100s), 0-9(1000s), 1-10(10000s) of cubic feet.

Dry, 10 light gas meter: 490mm height x 250mm depth x 370mm width

1870

Dry gas meter, 3 light capacity, 394mm height x 200mm depth x 293mm width, cast iron cabinet painted in blue lavender and yellow, made by Alder and Mackay, Edinburgh and Bradford, owned by Bradford Corporation, dated 1924, serial no.1163562, to a pattern no.4682 registered in 1864 (17 Dec.) meter on upper front contains four dials.

Dry gas meter

1924

Alder & Mackay Dry 20 light cast iron gas meter.

1864-1900

Dry, 5 light gas meter made by George Orme & Co in 1934, capacity 80 cu ft/hr, constructed of brown-painted, tin-plated steel with GR15 seal. Serial No. 508302. (Tingley catalogue No. 231).

Dry, 5 light gas meter made by George Orme & Co in 1934

1934

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by Smith Meters Ltd., for display, with a perspex case to show the inner workings, c.1968.

Dry gas meter

1968

Dry, 3 light gas meter made by James Milne & Son Ltd in 1898, capacity 18 cu ft/hr, constructed of medium brown painted, tin-plated steel with VR16 seal. Serial No. 101005. (Tingley catalogue No. 233).

Dry, 3 light gas meter made by James Milne & Son Ltd in 1898

1898

Dry gas meter made by Alder & Mackay Ltd in 1938 for LNER. Capacity 30 cu ft/hr, constructed of dark green painted, tin-plated steel with GR16 seal, Serial No 1840549. (Tingley catalogue No 226).

Dry gas meter made by Alder & Mackay Ltd in 1938 for LNER. Capacity 30 cu ft/hr

1938

5-light dry gas meter, no.168,435, by W & B Cowan, London & Edinburgh, 1873, with 4 dials, units (calibrated 1-2), hundreds (calibrated 0-9), thousands (calibrated 0-9),ten thousands (calibrated 0-9), of cubic feet.

5-light dry gas meter

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by George Wilson Industries Ltd, 1970, reading by single circular dial and one digital total meter, constructed of light steel plate, painted grey, with F&P63 seal. Serial no.364127, capacity 212cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1970

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by Parkinson Cowan Measurement, 1969, reading by single circular dial and one digital total meter, constructed of light steel plate, painted grey, with F&P107 seal, coaxial connection, metal and plastic fittings to a single connection. Serial no.D640582, capacity 212cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1969

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by UGI (Meters) Ltd, a Hanson plc Company, 1994, reading by single circular dial and one digital total meter, constructed of light steel plate, painted sand colour, with MofP12 seal. Electrical data logging capability, connection under readout window. Designed for installation in accordance with BS6400:1985. Serial no. 4641460 S, capacity 212cu.ft./hr., pmax 50mbar.

Dry gas meter

1994

Dry gas meter

1994

Dry gas meter, domestic/laboratory, made by IGA, International Gas Apparatus, 1983, reading by single circular dial and one digital total meter (face obscured), constructed of screwed and sealed body plates of aluminium alloy, painted grey, with two side-mounted connections, with 5 lead MofP seals. Serial no.K326473. capacity 150cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1983

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by UGI (Meters) Ltd, 1974, reading by single circular dial and one digital total meter, constructed of light steel plate, painted grey, with MofP2 seal. Serial no.514351, capacity 212cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1974

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by Parkinson Cowan Gas Meters, 1962, reading by 6 small circular dials constructed of light steel plate, painted black, with F&P77 seal. Serial no.PC507989V, capacity 550cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1962

Dry gas meter, domestic, 10 lights, made by SMG Co (South Metropolitan Gas Co), for the South Suburban Gas Co, 1933, reading by 5 small circular dials, constructed of light steel plate, painted grey, with 2 GR30 1940 seals. SMG Co Serial no.242273, SSG Co Serial no.5705, capacity 120 cu.ft./hr

Dry gas meter

1933

Dry gas meter, light industrial, made by Parkinson Cowan Measurement, 1975, reading by single dial with digital total meter, constructed of light steel plate, painted grey, with MofP3 seal. Serial no.017190, capacity 550 cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1975

Mechanism for single concentric conection gas meter, without case, and a box of accessories (valves etc.).

Mechanism for single concentric conection gas meter

1959

Single concentric connection gas meter, made by G.Kromschroder A.G., Osnabruck, Serial No. 4257656/1959, complete with two F&P15 red seals.

Single concentric connection gas meter

1959

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by UGI, 1985, constructed of lightsteel plate painted grey, serial No. 1864354, sectioned to show workings and powered by an electric motor.

Dry gas meter

1985

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by UGI (Meters) Ltd, 1977, reading by single circular dial and one digital total meter, constructed of light steel plate, painted grey, with MofP8 seal. Serial no.139714, capacity 212cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1977

Dry gas meter, domestic, 10 lights, made by Thomas Glover & Co. Ltd., 1926, reading by 5 small circular dials, constructed of light steel plate, painted red, with 2 GR1948 seals and embossed brass nameplate. Serial no.2076386, capacity 60 cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1926

Dry gas meter, 20 light: 576mm height x 290mm depth x 450mm width, painted brown. Made by Alder and Mackay to a patent registered 17th December 1864, no.4682. Centre boss depicts a winged angel with flaming torch. Made of Cast iron no. 328920, with 5 dials for units, 100s, 1000s, 10000s of cubic feet, the first dial calibrated 1-5, the remainder 0-9, 1-10, 1-10, 1-10.

Dry gas meter

1864

Improved dry gas meter.

Gas meter: 440mm height x 320mm width x 240mm depth, black. Made by Willey and Co. Ltd. Property of the Eastern Gas Board, no.1960494, dated 1969. Large circular face on front/ top contains central needle. Three small gauges on face.

Gas meter: 440mm height x 320mm width x 240mm depth

1969

Dry gas meter, 20 light capacity: 385mm height x 226mm depth x 270mm, in red cast iron cabinet, made by Parkinson and Cowan (Gas meters) Ltd Patent no. 273492 of 1927, calibrated in 1934, size B, serial no 2918441, also no. 7237, meter contains five dials.

Dry gas meter

circa 1930

Dry gas meter, 2 light capacity, 374mm height x 247mm width x 188mm depth, in green painted rectangular cabinet with hinged upper container and hinged lid to meter dial mechanism, made by Parkinson and W & B Cowan Ltd., dated 1930, serial no. 833796, front gauge is circular with central needle and incorporates a smaller circular dial.

Dry gas meter

Dry gas meter, 2 light capacity, 328mm height x 243mm width x 180m red-painted red rectangular box cabinet, made by W. and B. Cowan Ltd., front dial covered by flap contains four dials, flap, top and back cover are loose and removable, dated 1895, serial no. 641159.

Dry gas meter

1895

Dry gas meter, 5 lights: 440mm height x 336mm width x 220mm depth, red painted, made by George Glover & Co. Ltd., London, Leeds and Manchester, 1927, case heavily corroded, with 5 dials reading one cubic foot by 0.01 intervals, units, 10s, 100s and 1000s of cubic feet , dials damaged and corroded, serial no.1302612.

Dry gas meter

1927

Dry, 5 light gas meter made by George Glover & Co Ltd in 1923, capacity 30 cu ft/hr, constructed of red/brown painted, tin-plated steel with a GR28 seal, Serial No. 1161324. (Tingley catalogue No 220).

Dry, 5 light gas meter made by George Glover & Co Ltd in 1923

1923

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by Thomas Glover & Co., Ltd., 1962, constructed of light steel plate, painted black, with F & P6 seal, serial No. TG4901001, apparently unused.

Dry gas meter

1962

Dry, prepayment gas meter made by Alder & Mackay Ltd in 1926, capacity 30 cu ft/hr, constructed of dark green painted, tin-plated steel with (GR11, 1926, GAS) seal. Meter accepted 1d coins, coinbox not original. Serial No. 1224822. (Tingley catalogue No. 213).

Dry, prepayment gas meter made by Alder & Mackay Ltd in 1926

1926

Dry, 2 light, gas meter made by Alder & Mackay, date 1875-1900, capacity 12 cu ft/hr, orange painted cast iron body of screw construction, 3 seals (GR53, 1924, Gas).

Dry, 2 light

1875-1990

Dry, 5 light gas meter made by James Milne & Son Ltd, date 1900-1925, capacity 30 cu ft/hr, green-painted, cast iron body of screw construction. Serial No. 103499. (Tingley catalogue No. 233).

Dry, 5 light gas meter made by James Milne & Son Ltd

1900-1925

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by George Wilson Industries Ltd, 1971, reading by single circular dial and one digital total meter, constructed of light steel plate, painted grey, with MofP6 seal. Serial no.068907, capacity 212cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1971

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by Parkinson Cowan Measurement, 1978, reading by single circular dial and one digital total meter, constructed of light steel plate, painted grey, with MofP9 seal. Serial no.B238260, capacity 212cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1978

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by Parkinson Cowan Measurement, 1975, reading by single circular dial and one digital total meter, constructed of light steel plate, painted grey, with MofP1 seal. Serial no.H288675, capacity 212cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1975

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by Thos Glover & Co Ltd, 1965, reading by 6 small circular dials, constructed of light steel plate, painted grey, with F&P169 seal. Serial no. TG5227457, capacity 200cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1965

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by Thomas Glover & Co Ltd, 1961, reading by 6 small circular dials, constructed of light steel plate, painted black, with a F&P18 seal. Serial no.TG4737184, capacity 200cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1961

Dry gas meter, domestic, made by Parkinson Cowan Measurement, 1967, reading by single circular dial and one digital total meter, constructed of light steel plate, painted grey, coaxial connection, metal fittings to a single connection and metal workings. Serial no. A184161, capacity 200cu.ft./hr.

Dry gas meter

1967

Gas meter, dry type, 400mm height x 370mm diameter (hexagonal prism shape, maximum depth 380mm, minimum depth 330mm) by Defries, with four dials measuring units, 100s, 1000s, and 10000s of cubic feet.

Gas meter

1850-1900