Indicator, engine

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OBJECT TYPE: COMBUSTION/HALF SIZE/EXTERNAL SPRING
DATE: 1900–1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1969.0144.001

MANUFACTURER: Dobbie McInnes Ltd.
MODEL: D.I.C.
LOCATION: Glasgow, Scotland

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General Information

Serial #: 267
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 14
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALL METAL CONSTRUCTION, SAVE SYNTHETIC FITTINGS AND FIBRE CORD

Dimensions

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

Length: 11.0 cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Height: 14.2 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: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF INDICATOR PROBABLY USED IN LATE 1800S- FIRST QUARTER OF 20TH C., AND POSSIBLY LATER.
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO TEST THE EFFICIENCY OF VALVES, AND TO DETERMINE HORSE POWER DEVELOPED DURING OPERATION.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF HIGH SPEED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE INDICATOR, WHICH IS USED AS A RECORDING PRESSURE GAUGE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " 'DOBBIE-McINNES', " DESIGN NO. D.I.C./ sole makers/ DOBBIE McINNES LIMITED GLASGOW." & "D./ I.C. 267" incised on indicator.
Missing: INCOMPLETE- MISSING VARIOUS SPRINGS, APPROPRIATE RULES, RECORDING CHARTS
Finish: BRIGHT NICKEL PLATING
Decoration: N/A

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Dobbie McInnes Ltd., Indicator, engine, circa 1900–1930, Artifact no. 1969.0144, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1969.0144.001/

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