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99/20/1 Pressure gauge, portable recording, metal / glass / paint, used at Ultimo and White Bay Power Stations, Sydney, made by Foxboro-Yoxall Ltd / Alfred Snashall Pty Ltd, London, England / Sydney, New South Wales, 1934-1947

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Object statement
Pressure gauge, portable recording, metal / glass / paint, used at Ultimo and White Bay Power Stations, Sydney, made by Foxboro-Yoxall Ltd / Alfred Snashall Pty Ltd, London, England / Sydney, New South Wales, 1934-1947
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
Designer unknown.

Made by Foxboro-Yoxall Ltd of Lombard Rd, London SW19, England for Alfred Snashall Pty Ltd.

Made between 1934 and 1947. The date is based on the importer's information: the NSW phone book lists the address of Alfred Snashall Pty Ltd as 85 Pitt St until 1935, 477 Kent St (the address on the label) until 1947, then 500 Kent St.
History Notes include facts about what has happened to an object since manufacture. This could include who owned it and how it was used (provenance). It may also describe any cultural meanings with which it may have become associated. History notes
Used by the technical investigation officer at Ultimo Power Station to check small changes in pressure, such as in the draft system for the boiler. Later used at White Bay Power Station. Plate on back of gauge refers to Ultimo Power Station. The donor obtained the gauge from White Bay Power Station. Ross Goodman (museum conservator and boiler inspector) explained the use based on the negative to positive water gauge readout.
Owned by the NSW government authority responsible for power generation, then given to the donor.

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Description
Pressure gauge, portable recording, metal / glass / paint, used at Ultimo and White Bay Power Stations, Sydney, made by Foxboro-Yoxall Ltd / Alfred Snashall Pty Ltd, London, England / Sydney, New South Wales, 1934-1947.
Round-faced gauge with hinged glass front (catch is broken). Stand and handle (at top) in one piece bolted to the back of the gauge. Plate bearing the words 'Tech.Invest. Officer Ultimo Power Station' screwed onto the back of the gauge. Gas inlet at back below handle. Label on face has room for details of temperature and pressure, but the only information stamped into it for this gauge is: serial number E4710, chart 79805 type DIA, and one pen to record pressure from -3"W.G. to +3"W.G. (referring to the measurement of pressure from vacuum of 3 inch water gauge to positive 3 inch water gauge). The pen holder hangs from the top left of the gauge face. Attached to the metal rim holding the glass front is a metal label bearing the words 'Manufactured for Alfred Snashall Pty Ltd Civic House 477 Kent St Sydney NSW by Foxboro-Yoxall Limited'.

Made: Foxboro-Yoxall Ltd; London, England; 1934 - 1947

Made: Foxboro-Yoxall Ltd; Kent St, Sydney; 1934 - 1947


Used: Ultimo Power House; Ultimo, New South Wales
Marks
Manufacturer's name and address on face of object, including the following, painted on to indicator arrow, in black 'FOXBORO-YOXALL / LTD / LOMBARD RD / LONDON / SW19 / ENGLAND / MANUFACTURED FOR / ALFRED SNASHALL PTY. LTD. / CIVIC HOUSE, 466 KENT ST., / BY / FOXBORO-YOXALL LIMITED / LOMBARD RD, MERTON, LONDON S.W. 19'.
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
99/20/1
Production date
1934 - 1947
Height
390 mm
Width
335 mm
Depth
140 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of R.A. Wigglesworth FAIHA
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