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Venturi Meter, Holden, Worcester County, MA

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Venturi Meter, Holden, Worcester County, MA

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Summary

Significance: Constructed for the world's Columbian Exposition, in Chicago, in 1893. It was then donated to the Alden Research Laboratory where it served for many years as a standard for the calibration of other meters.
Survey number: HAER MA-60-B
Building/structure dates: 1888 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1972 Subsequent Work

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Neale, Lawrence C
Herschel, Clemens
Builders Iron Foundry
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Lebovich, Bill, historian
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Location

Holden (Mass. : Town)42.35176, -71.86341
Google Map of 42.3517585, -71.8634062
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