King Model B Water Meter

Description:

This is a disc water meter with a split case and serial number 314,974 that fit a ⅝” pipe, and that was made by the Union Water Meter Company. Union introduced this meter in 1916, noting that it was “of the positive measuring, self draining type, combining strength, simplicity, long service and accuracy under varying service conditions.” The firm was established in Worcester, Massachusett, in 1868, and folded in the mid-1930s.

Ref: Union Water Meters, Price List No. 52 (Worcester, 1922), p. 6. .

Date Made: ca 1916-ca 1935

Maker: Union Water Meter Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Worcester

Subject: Water

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences, Natural Resources, Water Meters, Measuring & Mapping

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: A.A. Hirsch

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.325852Accession Number: 245003Catalog Number: 325852

Object Name: water meter

Physical Description: brass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 6 7/8 in x 7 1/2 in; 17.4625 cm x 19.05 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-5e5f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1411277

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