Pressure Vessel with a Bourdon Gauge
Pressure Vessel with a Bourdon Gauge
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- Description
- The gauge atop this pressure vessel reads from 0 to 300, in units of 10. The inscription here reads "BOURDON' PATENT / PRESSURE GAUGE." Eugene Bourdon was a French watchmaker who, in 1849, invented a relatively accurate, robust and simple pressure gauge suitable for relatively high pressures. The form was soon adapted for locomotives and a wide range of industrial machinery.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Pressure Vessel
- Measurements
- overall: 61.5 cm x 17.8 cm; 24 3/16 in x 7 in
- overall: 25 7/16 in x 7 1/2 in; 64.61125 cm x 19.05 cm
- ID Number
- CH.330314
- catalog number
- 330314
- accession number
- 287887
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Chemistry
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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