Accession No

2899

Brief Description

pressure gauge, by Eugène Bourdon, French, 1850 (c)

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Bourdon, Eugène

Class

meteorology

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, copper, steel, silver); glass

Dimensions

diameter 80mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Peter Delehar, London, England, 10/1982.

Inscription

‘E. BOURDON
PARIS
MONOMETRE METALLIQUE 2865.’

Description Notes

Brass; circular glazed case with brass attachment. Copper spring, with lever to blued steel index; moves over silvered scale graduated 0-20 by1 to 0.25 KILOGRAMMES.

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