Summary
'Cosmic' ring gauge type recording flow meter, serial no.200. Manufactured by Foster Instruments Pty Ltd, Sydney, New South Wales, circa 1938.
Located in North Engine Room of Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works' Spotswood Pumping Station, associated with electric sewerage pumps No.9A/9B, installed in Well No.9, during 1938.
Physical Description
Wooden box with hinged front, mounted on metal post. The front of the box is hinged at the proper right and has a circular hole through which to view measurements (glass missing and paper insert water damaged and curling forward).
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Melbourne Water, Spotswood Pumping Station, Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW)
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User
Spotswood Pumping Station, Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW), Spotswood, Victoria, Australia, circa 1938-1965
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Manufacturer
Foster Instruments Pty Ltd, 316 Pitt Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1938
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Inscriptions
Maker's Plate: 'COSMIC /FLOW METER / TYPE [ RING GAUGE ] / SIZE [ 30" ] / CAPACITY [ 28,000000/DAY ] / MULTIPLY CHART READING BY [ 1,000000 ] / MULTIPLY INTEGRATOR READING BY [ 10,000 ] / INSTRUMENT No [ 200 ] / FOSTER INSTRUMENTS PTY. LTD. / SYDNEY AUSTRALIA'
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Brand Names
'Cosmic' (Recording Flow Meters) , Foster Instruments (Recording Flow Meters)
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
395 mm (Width), 315 mm (Depth), 1980 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Sewerage, Sewerage Works, Spotswood Sewerage Pumping Station, Water Flowmeters