Gauge
Object number91.29.3 a-j
Manufacturer
The Schaeffer and Budenberg Manufacturing Company
Date1920-1929
OriginBrooklyn, NY
MediumMetal; Wood; Cord
Credit LineGift of Dr. James B. Richardson III
DescriptionCalibration gauge comprised of wooden box, two pulleys, two metal bobbins, two wing nuts, two metal keys, and a steel bobbin.DimensionsHeight x Width x Length (a): 4.25 × 7.25 × 7.375 in. (10.8 × 18.4 × 18.7 cm)Diameter (b & c): 4.5 in. (11.4 cm)
Length (f & g): 2.25 in. (5.7 cm)
Length x Width (h & i): 2 × 0.75 in. (5.1 × 1.9 cm)
Diameter (j): 0.75 in. (1.9 cm)
Inscriptions(e) Has number "8" impressed in it.
(j) Has number "6" impressed in it.
Marks(a) Metal label inside box lid has text "MADE BY / THE SCHAEFFER & BUDENBERG / M’F’G. CO. / BROOKLYN, N.Y. / SALESROOMS / NEW YORK CHICAGO".
Label TextAround 1920, the U. S. Steel Corporation began operating a facility in which they built towboats and repaired towboats and barges. These ships were needed to transport coal and necessary products to USS plants for use in the steel-making process and were also used to transport finished steel products. The wooden box with the metal objects inside is a calibration tool used in the Clairton Works Marine Division to calibrate the engines of USS towboats.
Previous owner
United States Steel Corporation
On View
On view
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