Name/Title
Rudy Horcher GaugeEntry/Object ID
2001.01.035Description
One (1) round faced metal water gauge attached to wooden square plaque (16" x 23.5"), with metal title plaque and cardboard label attached. The small brass nameplate reads: "Graver, Graver Tank & MFG CO. INC., East Chicago, Indiana, Serial No. 49150." The gauge is round and made of black metal with a metal brass spout on the bottom side. It has a glass covering with white background inside and black number readings. There are two metal arrows, a red and black one. The gauge is nailed down to the wooden plaque. Marks on the inside of the gauge include: "1850 Ashcraft USA; 0-100 PSIG, F.T. WATER".
The cardboard label attached reads: "Pressure gauge taken from original reservoir No. 1 of Buffalo Grove Utility Company. The pressure gauge and brass nameplate were installed in 1958 to service the first homes with central water systems. Later reservoir No. 1 became the village of Buffalo Grove well No. , is now located at Raupp Boulevard and Lake-Cook Road. Donated to the Buffalo Grove Historical Society, February 1983."
The back of the plaque has remanents of a newspaper attached.Material
Metal, Wood, Paper, Glass