A great relic of UK industrial heritage comprising a display of a large tachometer by the pioneering Victorian engineer, James Gordon, together with a further 4 vintage pressure gauges. The central gauge measures 5½" (14cm) in diameter and is marked James Gordon and Co Ltd, London, while the others are all 4" (10cm) in diameter with one bearing the Gordon and Co mark. The collection is attractively assembled on a mahogany board (70cm x 14cm) for display purposes.

James Gordon began his career in 1887, initially serving as an apprentice to Messrs McKinnon and Co of Aberdeen, the famous bridge builders and manufacturers of stationary steam engines. From 1892 he was engaged as a draughtsman with Samuel Stott & Co in London, also well-known for their horizontal beam engines. He then returned to McKinnon's in the role of assistant manager before forming his own company in 1900. By the 1920s, James Gordon & Co had become one the UK's foremost firms of water-power engineers, and were latterly also known for their horizontal steam engines. The third image (web-sourced) shows one of their trade advertisements.

Condition: All in good cosmetic order, as illustrated. Untested. Non-original trade label (third image) to reverse of display panel.