Indicator, engine

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OBJECT TYPE: STEAM/LARGE SIZE/EXTERNAL SPRING
DATE: 1925
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1980.0485.001

MANUFACTURER: Dobbie, McInnes & Clyde Ltd.
MODEL: 1
LOCATION: Glasgow, Scotland

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General Information

Serial #: 19525
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BRASS/ STEEL/ OAK BOX

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 29.8 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Height: 15.9 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Power sources
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Dobbie
Country: Scotland
State/Province: Unknown
City: Glasgow

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: TO PRESENT
Canada: Unknown
Function: PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT OF STEAM AND GAS ENGINES.
Technical: EXTERNAL PRESSURE SPRING TYPE INDICATOR PERMITTED SPRING TO REMAIN COMPARATIVELY COOL WHEN NOT IN USE, RESULTING IN MORE ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS AND LESS DAMAGE TO THE SPRING. THIS TYPE OF INDICATORWAS RECOMMENDED FOR USE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE, FOR ENGINES USING SUPERHEATED STEAM.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: N/A
Missing: BOX IS FITTED FOR ACCESSORIES WHICH APPEAR TO BE MISSING; SEE COMMENTS FOR LIST OF ITEMS THAT ARE SUPPLIED.
Finish: NICKEL PLATING AND PARKERIZING
Decoration: N/A

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Dobbie, McInnes & Clyde Ltd., Indicator, engine, circa 1925, Artifact no. 1980.0485, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1980.0485.001/

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