Gauge, temperature

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1934
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1968.0168.004

MANUFACTURER: Rochester Mfg. Co. Inc.
MODEL: VT5-7
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 4
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Ferrous metal casing and connector with copper cord and synthetic parts

Dimensions

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

Length: 15.0 cm
Width: 8.2 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Motorized Ground Transportation
Category: Automotive parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Rochester
Country: United States of America
State/Province: New York
City: Rochester

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Some pierce-arrows cars were assembled in Walkerville, Ontario in Canada.
Function: A heat gauge for autos and trucks which registers the temperature of the cooling system and is a warning against over heating.
Technical: The company started in 1901 and became pierce-arrow in 1909. In the 1920's it was part of the 3 "P" for prestigious automobiles: Peerless, Pierce-arrow and Packard. In 1928, it came under Studebaker and changed again to Pierce-Arrow in 1933. The production was declining so a change was needed. It came in 1934 with the new Silver-Arrow, designed by Phillip Wright, with rounded body lines. This new design included many automobile firsts. Due to financial difficulties, only 1740 cars were made in 1934, a few of them exist today. The firm stopped production in 1938.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: On black dial face: "90 140 170 190 212/ COLD RUN HOT/ WATER/ TEMPERATURE/ PATENTS/ 1,805,176/ 2,127,592/ 2,147,021/ MADE IN U.S.A./ ROCHESTER MANUFACTURING CO., INC. ROCHESTER N.Y. U.S.A./ VT5-7/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING"
Missing: Appears complete
Finish: Grey metal casing, black dial face with white markings, copper-coloured line and bulb with black coverings on either end, and light grey metal connector.
Decoration: N/A

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