Gauge [Balloon Tyre Gauge]

Object detail

Accession number

1964.122

Maker

A. Schrader's Son Incorporated

Production period

1910s

Description

Schrader air pressure gauge, circa 1910, designed for balloon tyres. The gauge can measure pressures from 10 ~ 42 pounds and is a long cylindrical shape with flat ends. There is a nipple at one end and a stem at the other which is calibrated in pounds per square inch to indicate the pressure.

Marks

Schrader Balloon Tyre Gauge Inscribed
Schrader/ REGD TRADE MARK/ PATD U.S.A. 7609-328'16-214:22-4.10/GR BRITAIN / Balloon/Tyre Gauge/ PATD AUSTRAILA. CANADA. FRANCE/ AUSTRIA. GERMANY JAPAN/ MANUFACTURED BY/ A SCHRADER'S SON. INC./ LONDON. ENGLAND Engraved
10/ LBS. TO/ 42 Engraved

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Steel

Credit Line

A. Schrader's Son Incorporated. Circa 1910. Gauge [Balloon Tyre Gauge], 1964.122. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Gauge Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology Weights & Measures T&E

Production place

London Greater London England Great Britain British Isles Europe Great Britain United Kingdom

Collection type

Road Transport Transport

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Rectangle Font Wood Automotive exterior Art Handwriting Auto part Metal Nameplate Number

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