A First War Curtiss Aeroplane Altimeter by Taylor Instrument Companies

Altimeter with a brass ring frame and glass crystal, mounted to a solid non-magnetic dark gray painted steel housing, the face with a metal needle mounted to a brass pin in the centre, the directional pointer painted in black and finished with an arrow, the opposite end painted in white and finished with a loop, gradated from "O" to "15" in single digits counterclockwise, each representing one thousand feet, each number with a black dot between, with repeating large black rules separated by four thin rules above indicating elevations of 100 feet, marked "THOUSAND FEET" below the "1", the even numbered digits (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14) marked with the same below in a half sized numeral, marked "THE CURTISS AEROPLANE CO." above the centrepoint and maker marked "TAYLOR INSTRUMENT COMPANIES ROCHESTER, N.Y." below the centrepoint, three die-holes on the bracket, with a swing locking mechanism on its left side, the steel housing with three large screws on the bottom, the altimeter sitting freely upon a 95 mm x 100 mm x 18 mm high independent display wooden base, resting upon a rectangular piece of green felt and slotted on its top to fit the bracket. The altimeter weighs 984 grams, measuring 130 mm in diameter in the housing (148.5 in diameter including the bracket) x 61 mm in depth. It exhibits scattered chipping in the dark gray painted body and the white paint on the needle, along with light contact on the brass ring frame, the glass crystal free of contact marks. Near extremely fine. (C:102)