Pressure Vessel with a Bourdon Gauge
notes: label: Description
content: The gauge atop this pressure vessel reads from 0 to 300, in units of 10. The inscription 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 many industrial purposes.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CH.330314
label: catalog number
content: 330314
label: accession number
content: 287887
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pressure Vessel
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 61.5 cm x 17.8 cm; 24 3/16 in x 7 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 25 7/16 in x 7 1/2 in; 64.61125 cm x 19.05 cm