Stanley gauges
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Date: December 02, 2003 04:33PM
<HTML>I just bought my 286 page copy of "The Antique American Steam Gauge" by Barry Lee David and published by Astragal Press. Copyrighted 2003 Web site: www.astragalpress.com I bought my copy off of eBay. In it there is a wealth of information on antique gauge restoration, history, and preservation. The gauges used by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company are covered in a 12 page chapter dedicated to them, with Robert E. Wilhelm of Wilmington, Delaware providing the expert assistance in the Stanley gauge chapter. A chart of Ashton gauge serial numbers also directs you to what year your gauge was manufactured. In restoration of gauge faces, their step by step procedures leads you through the restoration process. An improtant message: Never pollish your silver plated gauge face. Use soap and water only. Interesting in that for silver replating gauge faces, E-Z Way, of Burlington, WA, sells a wipe on silver plater that is a 99.98% real silver solution that cleans and recoats the brass surface with silver. If their face restoration all sounds too complicated, then send your gauge faces to "The Dial House", 2287 Buckanan Hwy, Dallas, Georgia, 30132, telephone 404-445-2877</HTML>