Patent Model - Steam-Pressure Gage

Maker and role
William Burnett (b.1824, d.Pre 1900), Patentee
Seth Adams, Assignee
 Production date
Feb 16 1858
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Media/Materials
Brass, wood, glass, iron
Measurements
10 1/8 x 6 x 2 3/4" (25.7 x 15.2 x 7cm)
3 1/8lbs (1.43kg)
Description
Burnett's patent "consists in so arranging the mechanism that together with the index or dial, it is secured to and carried wholly upon the tube itself and is entirely independent of the case in which it is contained, said case being used merely as a covering to protect the gage from dust or injury." Burnett said that his gauge "is cheap reliable and durable, and it is believed more free from objections than any gage now in use." (Patent Number 19,400)
Collection
Rothschild Patent Model Collection
Object number
2015.14.217a,b
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