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Title
10 in. & 8 in. Steam Gauges
Maynard Pumping Station
Maynard Pumping Station
Description
The original water works for the Town of Maynard consisted of White Pond, 3 miles south in the Town of Hudson and Stow, and a pipe connecting the pond to a pumping station in Maynard (now Winter Street). The water flowed through a 15" clay pipe from the pond by gravity due to the higher elevation of the pond. There was a steam driven pump at the pumping station that forced the water to a reservoir at the top of Summer Hill.
The two gauges shown were recovered by Tom Sheridan when he was Superintendent of Public Works in 1975 having found them in a pile of debris. He does not think they are the original gauges.
The two gauges shown were recovered by Tom Sheridan when he was Superintendent of Public Works in 1975 having found them in a pile of debris. He does not think they are the original gauges.
Creator
8" gauge: Crosby Steam Gauge & Valve Co.
Boston, U. S. A.
ca. 1920
10" gauge: American Steam Gauge & Valve Manufig. Company
Boston, Mass.
ca. 1900
Boston, U. S. A.
ca. 1920
10" gauge: American Steam Gauge & Valve Manufig. Company
Boston, Mass.
ca. 1900
Contributor
Thomas Sheridan
Identifier
2024.322
2024.323
2024.323
Relation
Artifact Item Type Metadata
Materials
The smaller gauge has a total diameter of 10 inches, made of brass.
The larger gauge has a total diameter of 12 inches, nickel plated
The larger gauge has a total diameter of 12 inches, nickel plated
Condition
Fair
Storage
SU17-3