IMO Water Meter

Description:

This is a rotory water meter with split case and serial number 3,274,798 that fit a ⅝” pipe, and that was made by the Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Company. The IMO was described as “The Most Accurate Water Meter Ever Commercially Made.” Aktiebolaget IMO Industri of Stockholm, Sweden, held the basic patents and Pittsburgh Equitable was licensed to manufacture and sell these meters in North America.

Ref: Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Co., Pittsburgh IMO Meters (1941).

Date Made: ca 1941-ca 1960

Maker: Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

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.325851Accession Number: 245003Catalog Number: 325851

Object Name: water meter

Measurements: overall: 7 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in; 18.415 cm x 19.05 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-5ae3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1411373

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