Lot 293
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28
April 5, 2017
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(INDUSTRIAL PHOTOGRAPHY)
Group of 30 early industrial photographs depicting workers at the U.S. Gauge plant, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, including proto-modernist scenes and exterior views of the plant.
The company was a fully integrated manufacturer of air pressure and temperature setting instruments for the international market. Silver prints, the images measuring 7 1/2x9 1/2 inches (19.1x24.1 cm.), the mounts 10 1/4x13 1/2 inches (26x34.3 cm.). 1904
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Apparently, engineers at U.S. Gauge later developed a device that precisely measured the amount of liquor being dispensed by bartenders for various types of drinks.