Summary
Semi-circular, metal floor indicator for a lift (elevator). The face is a metal semi-circular frame painted with black enamel with a bar across the base. Brass numbers are bolted along a gap in the sem-circle frame. In the centre of the base bar is a brass ornamental arrow. The mechanism moving the arrow is a thick cylindrical bolt which would have been attached to the top of the ouside of the lift. Donated to the Museum by Myles Whelan after his scrap metal merchant company, Whelan the Wrecker, went into receivership in 1991. The building that the indicator came from is unknown.
Physical Description
Semi-circular, metal lift floor indicator. The face is a metal semi-circular frame painted with black enamel with a bar across the base. Brass numbers are bolted along a gap in the semi-circle frame. In the centre of the base bar is a brass ornamental arrow. The mechanism moving the arrow is a thick cylindrical bolt which would have been attached to the top of the ouside of the lift.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Myles Whelan, 23 Jun 1992
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Collector
Whelan the Wrecker, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, by 1991
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Date Used
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Inscriptions
Face, moulded brass, reading around semi-circle from left to right: "BG 12345678910".
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Object Measurements
26 cm (Length), 40.5 cm (Width), 23 cm (Height), 3.78 kg (Weight)
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Exhibition Collection Management
206 mm (Length), 402 mm (Width), 250 mm (Height)
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Dimensions
20.5 cm (Length), 40.5 cm (Width), 25 cm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Measuring Method: Maximum
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References
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Keywords
Building Fittings, Building Industry, Building Materials, Lifts
