Category Archives: 1930s

EMCO Gasometer, Circa 1935

This gasometer was manufactured by the Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Company under the brand name EMCO.  The two patent numbers included on a nameplate are dated as being issued in 1929 and 1932, giving this gasometer an approximate manufacture date of the mid-1930’s.  This gasometer was rescued and restored by David Cowgill, Scientific Director of ATOR Labs and when found was covered with red paint and was being used to calibrate natural gas meters, which is probably close to its original purpose.  Photo courtesy of Sieggy Bennicoff-Yundt, Quality Director of ATOR labs.

EMCO Gasometer, Name Plate, circa 1935

Name plate on the side of the gasometer.  The patent numbers are 1723397, applied for in 1924 and granted in 1927, and 1862451, applied for in 1926 and granted in 1932.  This gasometer was manufactured by the Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Company under the brand name EMCO.  This gasometer was rescued and restored by David Cowgill, Scientific Director of ATOR Labs and when found was covered with red paint and was being used to calibrate natural gas meters, which is probably close to its original purpose.  Photo courtesy of Sieggy Bennicoff-Yundt, Quality Director of ATOR labs.

EMCO Gasometer, Thermometer, circa 1935

Closeup of the gasometer’s thermometer.  This gasometer was manufactured by the Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Company under the brand name EMCO.  The two patent numbers included on a nameplate are dated as being issued in 1929 and 1932, giving this gasometer an approximate manufacture date of the mid-1930’s.  This gasometer was rescued and restored by David Cowgill, Scientific Director of ATOR Labs and when found was covered with red paint and was being used to calibrate natural gas meters, which is probably close to its original purpose.  Photo courtesy of Sieggy Bennicoff-Yundt, Quality Director of ATOR labs.

EMCO Gasometer, Bell with measuring tape, circa 1935

A view of the gasometer bell at its full extension with a tape measure to give scale.  This gasometer was manufactured by the Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Company under the brand name EMCO.  The two patent numbers included on a nameplate are dated as being issued in 1929 and 1932, giving this gasometer an approximate manufacture date of the mid-1930’s.  This gasometer was rescued and restored by David Cowgill, Scientific Director of ATOR Labs and when found was covered with red paint and was being used to calibrate natural gas meters, which is probably close to its original purpose.  Photo courtesy of Sieggy Bennicoff-Yundt, Quality Director of ATOR labs.

EMCO Gasometer, Bell, circa 1935

Close up of the top of the gasometer bell.  This gasometer was manufactured by the Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Company under the brand name EMCO.  The two patent numbers included on a nameplate are dated as being issued in 1929 and 1932, giving this gasometer an approximate manufacture date of the mid-1930’s.  This gasometer was rescued and restored by David Cowgill, Scientific Director of ATOR Labs and when found was covered with red paint and was being used to calibrate natural gas meters, which is probably close to its original purpose.  Photo courtesy of Sieggy Bennicoff-Yundt, Quality Director of ATOR labs.

EMCO Gasometer, Pulley and counterweight, circa 1935

Detail of one of the pulleys and a small counterweight.  This gasometer was manufactured by the Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Company under the brand name EMCO.  The two patent numbers included on a nameplate are dated as being issued in 1929 and 1932, giving this gasometer an approximate manufacture date of the mid-1930’s.  This gasometer was rescued and restored by David Cowgill, Scientific Director of ATOR Labs and when found was covered with red paint and was being used to calibrate natural gas meters, which is probably close to its original purpose.  Photo courtesy of Sieggy Bennicoff-Yundt, Quality Director of ATOR labs.

EMCO Gasometer, Inlet Valve, circa 1935

Inlet valve and name plates. This gasometer was manufactured by the Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Company under the brand name EMCO.  The two patent numbers included on a nameplate are dated as being issued in 1929 and 1932, giving this gasometer an approximate manufacture date of the mid-1930’s.  This gasometer was rescued and restored by David Cowgill, Scientific Director of ATOR Labs and when found was covered with red paint and was being used to calibrate natural gas meters, which is probably close to its original purpose.  Photo courtesy of Sieggy Bennicoff-Yundt, Quality Director of ATOR labs.

EMCO Gasometer, name plate, Circa 1935

Gasometer name plate.  This gasometer was manufactured by the Pittsburgh Equitable Meter Company under the brand name EMCO.  The two patent numbers included on a nameplate are dated as being issued in 1929 and 1932, giving this gasometer an approximate manufacture date of the mid-1930’s.  This gasometer was rescued and restored by David Cowgill, Scientific Director of ATOR Labs and when found was covered with red paint and was being used to calibrate natural gas meters, which is probably close to its original purpose.  Photo courtesy of Sieggy Bennicoff-Yundt, Quality Director of ATOR labs.