Product Description
This bronze locomotive gauge glass protector fitted over the locomotives water gauges on the backhead of the boiler, this decice was critical should the gauge glass break while the locomotive is in steam as suddelny the cab is fill with scalding steam at 225 PSI. Without this safety device the crew could be either seriously injured and also loose control or the locomotive while in motion! This gague was a standard pattern and could have come from a Black 5, 8F Jubilee or even a mighty Duchess. This item is complete and ex loco condition.