Hersey I.C.F. Water Meter

Description:

This is a disc water meter of the sort that the Hersey Manufacturing Company introduced in the early 1940s. Its working parts are similar to those of the Model F but, due to wartime material restrictions, the case is of cast iron rather than bronze. With a capacity of 20 gallons per minute, this example was the smallest of several sizes made. The bottom is marked “Iron Antifrost.” The serial number (2,022,580) dates from 1944.

Date Made: ca 1944

Maker: Hersey Manufacturing Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston

Subject: WaterWorld War II

Subject:

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Credit Line: A.A. Hirsch

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.325847Accession Number: 245003Catalog Number: 325847

Object Name: water meter

Physical Description: cast iron (overall material)

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-6d0a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1411437

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