Gas Leak Indicator

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Gas Leak Indicator and Case

Gas Leak Indicator and Case

Name/Title

Gas Leak Indicator

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.266

Description

Short's Gas Leak Indicator and Case.

Context

The first gas lighting in streets appeared in 1807 in Pall Mall in London, UK and the first gas oven in c1820 but it wasn't till the 1900s that plentiful gas lines were laid for more universal use of gas.

Category

Tools, Business

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Abbott, Birke & Co. ltd

Date made

circa 1900 - circa 1920

Dimensions

Length

120 mm

Circumference

60 mm

Weight

722 g

Material

Brass, Glass, Wood, Leather

Location

* Untyped Location

C6S3

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good