General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL, PROBABLY SYNTHETIC COVERS ON GAUGES, SYNTHETIC COATED FIBRE HOSES

Dimensions

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

Length

70.0 cm

Width

16.0 cm

Height

7.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

JB

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Aurora

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT USED FROM AT LEAST 1930'S OR 40'S TO PRESENT DAY

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED TO TEST THE PRESSURE LEVELS IN REFRIGERATION UNITS & TO ADD OR REMOVE GAS AS NEEDED

Technical

EXAMPLE OF TYPICAL EQUIPMENT USED BY REFRIGERATION SERVICE PERSONEL THROUGH MUCH OF THE 20TH CENTURY/ THIS WAS AN IMPORTANT TOOL USED IN BOTH THE TESTING & SERVICING OF REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ONFACES OF GAUGES 'J/B/ INDUSTRIES/ AURORA, ILL./ [DEGREE SIGN]F/ R-22/ R-12/ R-502' & 'RECAL' & 'PSI'/ COMBINATION GAUGE ALSO MK'D 'in Hg/ Vac' EACH GAUGE HAS 4 SCALES MK'D OFF/ ON BACK OF FITTINGS 'J/B'/ ON COUPLINGS 'YELLOW JACKET [APPEARS TO BE 'R' WITH CIRCLE AROUND IT] 00'/ ON TAPS 'OPEN' & AN ARROW/ ON EACH HOSE 'YELLOW JACKET CHARGING HOSE 2500 P.S.I. BURST 500 P.S.I. MAX W.P.'; RED HOSE ALSO HAS 'P281[8A]'; YELLOW ALSO HAS 'P2236A'; REMAINING MKGS ON GREEN HOSE ILLEGIBLE/ ALSO MK'D 'RITCHIE ENG. CO. MPLS. MIN.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

1 GAUGE PAINTED RED, 1 PAINTED BLUE - BOTH MISSING SOME PAINT TO SHOW SILVER-GREY, CLEAR, COLOURLESS COVERS OVER WHITE FACES WITH RED & BLACK MKGS/ BRASS COLOUR FITTINGS WITH CHROME-LIKE FINISH ON TAPS/ HOSES ARE RED, YELLOW & DARK GREEN, RESPECTIVELY

Decoration

N/A