Pressure gauge
Collection Name
PNM Forerunners
Datec. 1915
Mediumbrass, glass, metal
Dimensions3 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (8.3 x 37.5 cm)
ClassificationsTools, Implements & Weights
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of PNM Forerunners
Object numberPC2012.36.3
DescriptionPressure gauge used at the Prager station steam boiler on Units 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Made by the Heine Co., St. Louis, Missouri.Pressure gauge with analogue circular scale and marking needle axle at the center. Values at the scale read from 0 to 300 psi.
The back of the case seems metal cast foundry manufactured and finished in black paint.
The front of the case is brass. Also the circular plate with the scale inside is brass, as well as the marking needle. This frontal portion of the pressure gauge includes a circular glass acting as the window at the face of the artifact.
The assembly of both parts the back and front components are threaded at the middle section.
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