help ID this item fuel/oil/pitcher/scale?

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  1. okinawa-supra

    okinawa-supra New Member

    HI GUYS! Im Nick and new to this Forum...

    I came Across this Item at the Swap Meet in San Diego.
    I got it because it looked like it belonged in my garage and I thought it may be related to Fuel or something....
    I have no idea what this is, or anything I researched the names and didn't get anything and its been on the back of my mind to figure it out.
    my neighbor is a retired mechanical engineer and was stumped as well.

    On finer details the glass tube (sight gauge) seems to have a green hue to it with a slight etching that states: "Moncrieffs Perth Scotland".
    also on the metal plaque on the very bottom it says Boyle Manufacturing CO " Los Angeles Almeda"
     

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  2. i need help

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    Next time check Full Images. ;)
     
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  3. okinawa-supra

    okinawa-supra New Member

    thanks! as I was doing research here is a picture of the United States Steel Products Company with the (boylecompany) logo on the right.
    maybe thats a clue...
    @Ineedhelp:thanks!


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    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Ok Nick, Folks are one the Forum 24/7, so make sure to check on your post, if you don’t get feedback right away. Nice piece!
     
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  6. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Back in the days when I worked repairing gas pumps, they had to be government inspected and certified accurate before they went back to the service station. The examination used something similar to that. It was a tin that held a fixed amount of gasoline (5 gal. as I recall). At the top of the tin was a graduated glass tube. You filled it with 5 gallons from the pump, so it read exactly 5 gallons on the pump. You checked that against the reading on that graduated tube, and it had to be within a cubic inch to pass inspection.
     
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    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Aquitaine, Mar 11, 2019
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  9. okinawa-supra

    okinawa-supra New Member

    Dang, @Hollyblue , moreotherstuff, Ineedhelp, you guys are great!

    I thought it had something to do with gasoline!
     
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    i need help Moderator Moderator

    Hope ya stick around and share more of your finds!
     
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  11. okinawa-supra

    okinawa-supra New Member

    I definitely will, I saved my log in info...
    thanks again
     
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  12. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    Welcome! Nice gizmo :)
     
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  13. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Welcome, Nick!
     
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