Federal Water Meter

Description:

This disc water meter was made by the Federal Meter Corporation in East Orange, New Jersey. It has oil enclosed gears, a split case, and serial number 429,544, and fit a⅝” pipe. Federal Meter, a subsidiary of the A.P. Smith Manufacturing Company, was in business from 1925 to 1945.

Ref: A.P. Smith Mfg. Co., Federal Meters (1937).

Date Made: ca 1925-ca 1945

Maker: Federal Meter Corporation

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New Jersey, East Orange

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.325840Accession Number: 245003Catalog Number: 325840

Object Name: water meter

Physical Description: bronze (overall material)Measurements: overall: 8 in x 7 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 19.05 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-6267-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1411536

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