1860-1880
GUSN-21217
Steam gauge for measuring steam pressure on experimental steam ship. Round steel or tin base w/ dial painted white w/ black details. Wide base w/ nail holes. Glass over dial.
gauges
steel (alloy)
tin (metal)
Steel
Tin
GAUGE
Painted on dial: ""ASHCROFT MFG. CO./ BOSTON, U.S.A./ NO 7/ 47957""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Ashcroft Mfg. Co. (Maker)
Boston, MA, USA
2.25 (H), 5.875 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.4157
Massachusetts (United States)
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