Steam Gas Generator
name: label: maker
content: Maxim, Hiram S.
notes: label: Description
content: Patent: US71400
label: Description
content: This is a patent model of a steam gas generator, patented on November 26, 1867 by Hiram S. Maxim of New York, NY.
label: Description
content: The invention was a steam gas-generator in which superheated steam passed through oil to produce illuminating gas. A diaphragm valve regulated the steam automatically by gas pressure, while a gauze screen purified the steam. The arrangement gave steady, efficient gas production suitable for locomotive headlights.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ER.308734
label: accession number
content: 89797
label: catalog number
content: 308734
label: patent number
content: 71400
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Steam Gas Generator
label: Object Name
content: patent model, steam gas generator
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 in x 13 in x 7 3/8 in; 20.32 cm x 33.02 cm x 18.7325 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7 1/2 in x 12 5/8 in x 7 3/8 in; 19.05 cm x 32.0675 cm x 18.7325 cm