American Water Meter

Description:

This disc water meter with split case fit a ⅝” pipe. It was made by the Buffalo Meter Company in Buffalo, N. Y. The firm was established in 1892, brought out the first Niagara meter soon thereafter, and the first American meter around 1900. The interior parts of the two meters were the same, but the American had a bronze case, and so could be used where the water is not particularly hard or corrosive.

Ref: Buffalo Meter Company, American and New Niagara Water Meters (1925)

Date Made: ca 1900-ca 1960

Maker: Buffalo Meter Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, Buffalo

Subject: Water

Subject:

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Credit Line: A.A. Hirsch

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.325821Accession Number: 245003Catalog Number: 325821

Object Name: water meter

Physical Description: bronze (overall material)hard rubber (part material)Measurements: overall: 6 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 16.51 cm x 19.05 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-731e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1411508

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