Gauge, pressure

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OBJECT TYPE: PHILIPS
DATE: 1950–1960
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1993.0325.001

MANUFACTURER: Consolidated Vacuum Corp.
MODEL: PHG-014
LOCATION: Rochester, New York, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 6004
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL CASING; METAL, GLASS & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 36.8 cm
Width: 26.0 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Physics
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS GAUGE PROBABLY USED C. 1950S TO MID-1980S.
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED TO MEASURE AND DISPLAY PRESSURE OF AIR WITHIN A VACUUM.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Mfr's plate on casing front reads " PHILIPS GAUGE/ TYPE PHG-014/ U.S. PATENT NO. 2,745,059 2,882,429/ [tuning scale over dial]/ Consolidated Vacuum Corporation/ ROCHESTER NEW YORK ". Main scale reads " MILLIMETERS/ [4 scales graduated over 2 arcs]/ CVC/ F.S.= 20 UA D.C./ 411- 1048 R 3/ ASSEMBLY PRODUCTS/ INC./CHESTERLAND, OHIO ". Plate on unit back reads " TYPE PHG-014 SER. NO. 6004/ VOLTS 115 WATTS 33/ PHASE 1 CYCLE 60/ Consolidated Vacuum Corporation/ ROCHESTER NEW YORK ".
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE. From CA of 11/15/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete
Finish: MOTTLED GREY ENAMEL FINISH ON CASING; CLEAR SYNTHETIC WINDOW OVER WHITE SCALE FACE.
Decoration: N/A

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Consolidated Vacuum Corp., Gauge, pressure, circa 1950–1960, Artifact no. 1993.0325, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1993.0325.001/

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