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AMERICAN STEAM GAUGE WITH ENGRAVED BOX BED ENGINE

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A FINE AMERICAN STEAM GAUGE WITH ENGRAVED BOX BED ENGINE HAVING BEEN EXHIBITED AT THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 1876 CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. This gauge appears to be new old stock in excellent condition without any nicks, abrasion, etc. with an 8" diameter threaded bezel, with a 6 1/4"diameter glass panel revealing an engraved, silvered face with a highly detailed circa 1850s box-bed horizontal steam engine in the design of an early Putnam, with details including a Watt governor, multi-spoked flywheel, etc. The face engraved with scale reading: 0-160 PSI with ornate filigree surrounding text including "American Steam Gauge Co., Boston, Sole Proprietors and Manuf's of the Ashcroft Steam Gauge, Bourdon's Patent August 3, 1852, T.W. Lane's improvement patented Feb. 22, 1859." Other details include an ornate hand with spade pointer and crescent moon opposite end, 1/4" N.P.T. fitting, mounted in an all-brass 7 1/2" diameter case with an 8 1/2" diameter backing plate. The quality of engraving is remarkable showing no signs of degradation or loss of detail. This is one of the if not the rarest of the rare steam gauges to ever be offered complemented by incredible provenance and in as new condition. This is in the addendum of the sale and came in after the catalogue went to print. Complete with documentation of it being displayed at the Smithsonian Institution 1876 Centennial Exhibition. (See photo).

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