General Information

Serial #

11342

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BODY AND DIAL FACE; GLASS WATER LINE SIGHT BOX AND THERMOMETER

Dimensions

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

Length

32.0 cm

Width

23.0 cm

Height

45.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Metrology

Category

Volume

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

American Meter

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Albany

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY TECHNICIANS OF THE GOVERNMENT STANDARDS BRANCH

Function

USED TO MEASURE AND RECORD THE VOLUME OF GAS OR AIR PASSING THROUGH THE METER IN CUBIC LITRES.

Technical

THREE LITRES PER REVOLUTION WITH THREE ACCUMULATIVE POINTERS, SHOWING HOURLY RATE, ALSO ACTUAL CONSUMPTION FROM 1 LITRE TO 1000 CU. LITRES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLATE: 'AMERICAN/ METER/ CO./ AL18.3 11342/ STAINLESS/ ALBANY, N.Y.'/ PRINTED ON FRONT DIAL PLATE: '3 LITRES/ AMERICAN METER COMPANY, INC./ ALBANY,N.Y.'/ OUTSIDE DIAL 1 TO 3 DIVIDED INTO 100THS; SMALLER DIALS 0 TO 9, DESIGNATED '10 LITRES' '100 LITRES' '1000 LITRES'/ HANDWRITTEN ON TOP: 'GAS LAB'

Missing

From CA of 11/19/2001 by Matthew Bruce: No - appears complete

Finish

BODY FINISHED WITH GREY ENAMEL PAINT/ DIAL FACE BRUSHED SHINY METAL/ YELLOW GLASS THERMOMETER

Decoration

DECORATIVE MFG'S PLATE ON SIDE