Patent Model - Improvement in Automatic Boiler-Feeders
Maker and role
John Poage, Patentee
McGowan Brothers Pump and Machine Company, Assignee
Production date
Nov 12 1872
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Tin, steel, paint
Measurements
6 x 11 x 4 1/2" (15.2 x 27.9 x 11.4cm)
Description
Poage's invention "relates to the class of boiler-feeding apparatus designed to maintain the height of the water in the boiler at or near a certain elevation; and, if necessary, in case of accidental lack of water, give an alarm by whistle or otherwise..." (Patent Number 133,052)
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Object number
2015.14.1495a-c
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