Panel, Control

Object Name:

Panel, Control

Object ID:

1994.500.02

Creator:

Powers Regulator Co. -- 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. Smaller of two panels. Slate with black, red, and green faux marble finish. Two manual controls, each with an arrow pointer and each marked "DAMPER / SWITCH / CLOSE / OPEN" in raised letters. Each is identified with a plated nameplate attached to panel above controls; left control is marked "EAST VENTS." and right control is marked "WEST VENTS." Each also has a printed paper label below, number "11" and "12". Metal nameplate at top 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." 1/4" mounting hole in each corner of panel. On reverse of panel, each control is connected to a metal tube, as well as a third tube, with three threaded connectors at top.

Material:

Metal

Dimensions:

H-12 W-14 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.

Credit Line:

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

Subjects:

Control Panel, NHHS, Skylight, Vents