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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1940–1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1978.0927.001

MANUFACTURER: Consolidated Engineering Corp.
MODEL: PHILIP'S GAUGE
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1373
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ PLASTIC/ GLASS

Dimensions

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

Length: 25.8 cm
Width: 20.5 cm
Height: 20.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Mining and Metallurgy
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO MEASURE PRESSURE OF GASES.
Technical: 1978.0927 Philips GaugeThis Philips Gauge was built in Rochester, N-Y by Consolidated Vacuum Corporation(CVC), a Subsidiary of Consolidated Engineering Corporation (CEC) of Pasadena,California. It is very similar to artifact1978.0926 but slightly more recent as CVC succeeded Distillation Products Industries. (Taken from Patrick Morel-a-l'Huissier, see references)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: TWO NAME PLATES WITH 'CVC' AND NAME OF MANUFACTURER AND NUMBER OF GauGE; ALSO A STICKER WITH METAL PHYSICS ON IT.
Missing: N/A
Finish: SHINY GREEN FINISH (ORIGINAL)
Decoration: N/A

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Consolidated Engineering Corp., Gauge, between 1940–1949, Artifact no. 1978.0927, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1978.0927.001/

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