Hersey F.F. Water Meter

Description:

This is a disc water meter made by the Hersey Manufacturing Company in Boston, Massachusetts. Its copper-lined cast iron bottom was designed to break under pressure, thus preventing damage to the working parts. With a capacity of 20 gallons per minute, it was the smallest of several sizes made. The serial number (829,403) dates from 1920.

Ref: Hersey Manufacturing Company, Hersey Water Meters (1917), pp. 4-7.

Date Made: ca 1920

Maker: Hersey Manufacturing Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston

Subject: Water

Subject:

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

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Credit Line: A.A. Hirsch

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.325848Accession Number: 245003Catalog Number: 325848

Object Name: water meter

Physical Description: bronze (overall material)cast iron (overall material)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-6d0b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1411438

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