Flint Motometer, 1923-1927
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Automobiles often came without temperature gauges before the early 1930s, so enterprising manufacturers sold aftermarket motometers. Mounted on a car's radiator, these devices measured and displayed coolant water vapor temperature, notifying drivers if their automobiles were in danger of overheating. Moto-Meter Co. Inc. dominated the American market, producing the popular Boyce motometer and others featuring an automotive manufacturer's name or logo.
Automobiles often came without temperature gauges before the early 1930s, so enterprising manufacturers sold aftermarket motometers. Mounted on a car's radiator, these devices measured and displayed coolant water vapor temperature, notifying drivers if their automobiles were in danger of overheating. Moto-Meter Co. Inc. dominated the American market, producing the popular Boyce motometer and others featuring an automotive manufacturer's name or logo.
Artifact
Motometer
Date Made
1923-1927
Creators
Place of Creation
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
81.99.23
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Glass (Material)
Dimensions
Height: 5.25 in
Width: 3.0 in
Thickness: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
On obverse and reverse of case: PATENTED / MAY-13-13 / MAR-17-14 / BOYCE / MOTO-METER / PATENTED / JULY-16-18 / AUG-13-18 / THE MOTOMETER CO. INC. / LONG ISLAND CITY N.Y. U.S.A. On obverse of insert: FLINT On reverse of insert: DANGER / STEAM / SUMMER / AVERAGE / TO AVOID EVAPORATING / NON FREEZE SOLUTION / OPERATE BELOW LINE / ALWAYS INVESTIGATE / ANY SUDDEN RISE / OF TEMPERATURE
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