Ashcroft & Star Brass Industrial Gauges

This lot consists of two American industrial gauges. The first is an altitude gauge with a silvered dial featuring black etched numerals from 0 to 70. The dial is printed with a shield logo reading THE ASHCROFT MFG. CO. NEW YORK. Below this logo is printed REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. and ALTITUDE. It is constructed with a brass bezel, glass cover, and a dark iron mounting flange with three mounting holes. The instrument features two needles: a main spade-shaped indicator and a secondary crescent-tipped marker. The lower fitting includes a brass T-handle valve and a long threaded adjustment screw. The second instrument is a compound vacuum and pressure gauge for steam heating. The silvered dial features a scale for vacuum (VAC.) from 0 to 30 and a scale for pressure (PRESS.) from 0 to 15. Arched text on the dial reads THE WEBSTER SYSTEM OF STEAM HEATING and WARREN WEBSTER & CO. CAMDEN, N.J. A printed black shield logo at the bottom reads STAR BRASS MFG. CO. NON-CORROSIVE BOSTON. Additional markings include REG. U.S. PAT. OFF., 5 1/2 Inch, and the dates PAT. JULY 30-1889 and JANY 5-1892. The gauge is housed in a circular metal case with a mounting flange and an integrated lower valve. Left gauge overall height: 10.75 inches Left gauge dial diameter: 5.5 inches Left gauge flange diameter: 7 inches Right gauge flange diameter: 7.25 inches.

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