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OBJECT TYPE: STEAM
DATE: 1907
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2001.0363.001

MANUFACTURER: Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 0873
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 7
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 METAL WITH CORD, SYNTHETIC HANDLE; PAPER/.2 METAL WITH CORD/.3 METAL WITH WOOD HANDLE/.4-6 METAL/.7 WOOD WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 31.5 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 15.0 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: Crosby
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Boston

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: FROM ESTATE OF MR. E. EDWARD JONES, F.I. MECH. E.C. ENG., P. ENG. (1908-1994), BRITISH BORN & EDUCATED ENGINEER. AFTER COMING TO CANADA IN 1950'S, HE WAS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OF ORENDA IROQUOIS GAS TURBINE,& LATER IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING OF ENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL TOOLS.
Function: TEST INSTRUMENT WHICH PROVIDES AUTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF PRESSURE VOLUME MEASUREMENT OF STEAM WITHIN CYLINDER OF STEAM ENGINE AS ENGINE GOES THROUGH ITS CYCLE OF OPERATIONS.
Technical: ONE OF SEVERAL TYPES OF STEAM ENGINE INDICATOR WHICH ARE SIMILAR IN PRINCIPLE, INCLUDING THOMPSON, TABOR, & CROSBY INDICATORS.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 INCISED LETTERING READING "CROSBY STEAM GAGE & VALVE CO./ BOSTON, MASS. U.S.A/ PAT'D JULY 2 & SEP. 2 - 1879/ APR. 11 & SEP. 5 - 1882/ APR. 30. 1895-NOV. 18.-1902", "CROSBY STEAM GAGE & VALVE CO./ BOSTON, MASS. U.S.A./ PAT. SEPT. 2. 1879/ 2 PAT'S OCT. 15. 1907", "0873", "TRADE MARK/ CROSBY [LOGO]"/.2 INCISED LETTERING READING "CROSBY STEAM GAGE & VALVE CO./ BOSTON, MASS. U.S.A./ PAT'D DEC. 14. 1901/ PAT'D JULY 4. 1905/ PAT'D JAN. 15. 1907"
Missing: UNKNOWN
Finish: .1-.6 PLATED? METAL/.1. BLACK SYNTHETIC; WHITE PAPER; BLACK CORD/.2 BLACK CORD/.3 BLACK PAINTED WOOD/.7 BROWN STAINED & COATED WOOD; PLATED HARDWARE
Decoration: N/A

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Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Co., Indicator, engine, after 1907, Artifact no. 2001.0363, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2001.0363.001/

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