King Model A Water Meter

Description:

This is a disc water meter with split case that fit a a ⅝” pipe, and that was made by the Union Water Meter Company of Worcester, Massachusetts. The serial number has been obliterated. The firm was founded in 1868, introduced the King meter in 1905. and folded in the mid-1930s.

Date Made: ca 1905-ca 1935

Maker: Union Water Meter Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Worcester

Subject: Water

Subject:

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Credit Line: A.A. Hirsch

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.325854Accession Number: 245003Catalog Number: 325854

Object Name: water meter

Physical Description: brass (overall material)rubber (part 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-5e61-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1411279

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