Gauge
Category
Metalwork
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
110 x 97 x 75 mm
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 851361
Summary
Gauge for water tank. Lead weight with pointer to fit into wall slot at bottom of back stairs, linked to float in water tank in attic. As water level dropped so the pointer would rise up the wall.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund.