Panel, Control

Object Name:

Panel, Control

Object ID:

1994.500.01

Creator:

Powers Regulator Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Chicago, IL/New York, NY

Date:

1911

Description:

Pneumatic control panel for skylight vents at New Hampshire Historical Society building, 30 Park Street, Concord, NH. Larger of two panels. Slate with black, red, and green faux marble finish, coated with varnish. Ten manual controls, each having a round cast iron cover with nickel(?) plating. Each cover has a black face with raised lettering: "VENTILATION / CLOSE / OPEN / THE POWERS / REGULATOR CO." Each has an arrow pointer for manual operation. Each is identified with a plated nameplate attached to panel above controls, with name of room corresponding to skylight. Each cover is 3.75" diam. x 2" deep. Metal nameplate in center of panel, 3" x 5", with raised lettering on black: "THE POWERS SYSTEM / OF / HEAT REGULATION / MANUFACTURED BY / The Powers Regulator Co. / CHICAGO. NEW YORK." 0.4" mounting hole in each corner of panel. On reverse of panel, each control is connected to two metal tubes, which are then all interconnected to 11 threaded connectors at top.

Material:

Metal

Dimensions:

H-22 W-28 D-0.9 inches

Provenance:

Part of original equipment at NHHS building, which opened in 1911. Installed in basement "control" room (east wing, south side) and used there in its original position, with original metal air lines, until c. 1992, when it was replaced with plastic air lines and just one control valve.

Credit Line:

From the Original Furnishings of the New Hampshire Historical Society Building, 1911

Subjects:

Control Panel, Vents, Ventilation, Skylights