General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

4

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL BOX/.1 SYNTHETIC AND METAL/.2 SYNTHETIC, METAL AND WOOL [?] YARN/.3 METAL AND GLASS/.4 PAPER BAG CONTAINING WOOL [?] YARN

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

25.5 cm

Width

21.0 cm

Height

11.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Bacharach

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Pittsburgh

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S

Canada

TYPE OF MEASURING EQUIPMENT USED IN CANADIAN INDUSTRIAL PLANTS OR HOUSEHOLD HEATING SYSTEMS COMPANIES TO MEASURE THE COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY IN ORDER TO SAVE MONEY ON FUELS

Function

USED TO MEASURE THE PERCENT OF CO2 IN FLUE GASES OF HEATING SYSTEMS.

Technical

THIS TYPE OF FLUE GAS ANALYSER SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED AROUND 1908 FROM LABORATORY MODELSALREADY IN EXISTENCE. THE FIRST PORTABLE ANALYSER WAS CALLED AN "ORSAT". USED WITH TALLOW CANDLES FOR DETECTING AIR LEAKS; A DRAFT GAUGE; AND A PYROMETER (HIGH TEMPERATURE THERMOMETER).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON DECAL ON TOP OF BOX: 'BACHARACH/ INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENT CO./ TEST fyrite KIT/ PITTSBURGH, PA.'/.1 ON MIDDLE SECTION: 'fyrite/ 20 16 12 8 %CO2 4 0'/.3 PRINTED ON DIAL FACE: 'Rochester/ THERMOMETER/ F/ 200 [TO] 1000/ ROCHESTER MANUFACTURING CO. 185-5-7'/.4 PRINTING ON BAG READS IN PT: 'FILTERING MATERIAL FOR/ FYRITE FILTER - SATURATOR OR/ FILTER TUBE/...'

Missing

FYRITE FLUID

Finish

BOX: BLACK/.1: TOP & BOTTOM RESERVOIRS BLACK AND SILVER; CLEAR MIDDLE SECTION WITH RED AND BLACK PRINTING/.2: BLACK TUBING AND BULB/.3 CHROMED PROBE AND DIAL HOLDER WITH SILVER DIAL FACE AND BLACK PRINTING/.4 BEIGE ENVELOPE WITH BLACK PRINTING; WHITE YARN

Decoration

DECAL ON TOP OF BOX/.1 NAME OF MODEL ON SIDE OF BODY