Gas Meter
Gas Meter
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- Description
- A metal tag on the front of this gas meter reads “D. MC DONALD & COMPANY.” An inscription on the gauge reads "The American Meter Co. New York." Donald McDonald (ca. 1809-1892) was an immigrant from Scotland who settled in Albany and, with his brother, began making wet gas meters in 1855. The firm of D. & H. McDonald became D. McDonald & Co. in 1857. It later became a part of the American Meter Company.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Gas Meter
- maker
- American Meter Company
- D. McDonald and Company
- place made
- United States: New York
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- gauge: 3 in; x 7.62 cm
- tank: 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm; 12 in x 8 in
- ID Number
- CH.326941
- catalog number
- 326941
- accession number
- 264801
- Credit Line
- Transfer from D.C. Public Schools
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- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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