Planimeters & Indicators

Hi, We currently have a collection of 34 different indicators ranging from 1880 through to two 1930s DM Farnboros. I think there are about a dozen different planimeters but most have not even been unpacked yet.

As well as the steam indicators we have a number of diesel indicators as well as Maximum Pressure types. Interestingly enough (if you are an Anorak I suppose), the most common MP indicator was made by Taylors in Bolton and I only found out recently that the family garage we had used for years was directly opposite. The "Brass Foundry" as it was known locally only closed this year and a pic of the nice Tangye vertical engine is on Dan Howdens website

Geoff has a collection of around 50 at The Anson but I think a fair percentage are Dobbie McInnes of one form or another.

Paul

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through to two 1930s DM Farnboros. I think

as Maximum Pressure types. Interestingly

by Taylors in Bolton and I only found out

The "Brass Foundry" as it was known locally

Howdens website

are Dobbie McInnes of one form or

I have a collection of one!

A Richards, complete with the original 134 page book from 1868 describing its use. I've just noticed that, while Charles B. Richards was an American, the 'sole manufacturers' are listed as Elliott Brothers of 449, Strand, London. I wonder whether there was any connection with B. Elliott & Co., well known machine tool manufacturers & agents?

Cheers Tim

Tim Leech Dutton Dry-Dock

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through to two 1930s DM Farnboros. I think

as Maximum Pressure types. Interestingly

by Taylors in Bolton and I only found out

The "Brass Foundry" as it was known locally

Howdens website

are Dobbie McInnes of one form or

Nice one, Paul, I don't think we will ever get quite that far with our collection, but it is nice to know there are others around with the same interest.

Have you got documentation for them? we have for most of ours being Dobbie McInnes, and we did pick up a Crosby instruction book last year.

Peter

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Got my first indicator in 1970 so long time collecting.

I have some of the books and also a number of general books on indicators and taking diagrams etc. ALso collect hand held tachos :-)

We plan show the taking of a diagram from several engines as a part of the display.

Cheers Paul

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Re. The Brass Works in Bolton, a lot of stuff went to Fred Dibnah or the Northern Mill Engine Society. I went and liberated a set of taps & dies plus some steam fittings and i/c books, but there was very little otherwise left, though I should have made an offer for the large compression testing set. Hindsight, what a wonderfult thing, but a real shame that the place had to close.

The garage oppostie I believe was the first in Bolton...

Cheers Anthony

"Anthony Coulls" wrote

It was.

Unfortunately the Tangye - which had been originally been promised to the Northern Mill Engine Society,

- was taken by the garage owners brother as a "garden ornament" so we are told. He had purchased the Brassworks a number of years earlier and was renting it back to the original owners until closure, unfortunately he considered the Tangye part of the fixtures and fittings and therefore had a right to keep it.

The maximum pressure indicator made there was the Okill

Paul

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