More precisely looks like the back of an incomplete wet meter from the later c.19th. The gas museum has many. The best place for it might be installed in a period room or property if you have one: though, in Aberdeen, you could very reasonably link it to your big energy story in the pre-north-sea era.

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Gas meter – John Beckerson will tell you more, I’m sure.

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Hello,

We’ve found this item tucked away in a corner of an old office. I think it’s a meter of some kind and it’s pre-1935 (it has an old accession number for that year but sadly all our records are currently in deep storage whilst we move offices for Gallery closure) and just wondered if anyone could shed any light on it? The small dials at the top are for hundreds and tens but I can’t find any kind of maker’s marks anywhere.

Thanks in advance!

Jenny

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