ANTIQUE BRASS Steam Gauge off PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND JESSE METCALF BUILDING

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ANTIQUE BRASS Steam Gauge off PROVIDENCE RHODE ISLAND JESSE METCALF BUILDING :
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Antique brass gauge off steam boiler in the Jesse Metcalfe building. The one either from the building in the jewelry district of Providence, named after him, on the Historical Register. Or at the Rhode Island School of Design Campus where a building was also named after him, after he covered the school\'s financial losses for years. Jesse also donated a building, land and three exhibition galleries for the RISD Museum in his mother\'s memory. Who founded RISD. Untested. I do not claim it works in any way. Sold as is found. The gauge has a brass front round rim top piece that screws on. It has 2 out of 3 screws.If you remove the brass rim, the face of the gauge is brass and attached to a heavy thick lead black painted cast iron body case. The brass face is embossed with letters, numbers, and the design on the face itself. It says - \"JESSE METCALFE BUILDING - 101 - PROVIDENCE, R.I.\"\"THE ASHTON VALVE CO. - BOSTON, MASS - BOURDON - 32 949\" The threads on the connector, on the side of the cast iron under the BOURDON text looks fine and not damaged. If you knew what kind of nut or connector it used, it should screw on just fine. No cross threading at all. In the middle of that connector is a hole..Maybe for compressed air? Not sure exactly. here is a link to what that building looks like today
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Jesse Metcalf is an icon in Rhode Island, and very important in Industiral Revolution, and politics and Rhode Island history. Here is info I found online about him - Wanskuck Mill The Wanskuck Company established by Jesse Metcalf and Henry Steere in 1862 was one of the many woolen mills formed early in the Civil War when cotton was scarce and army uniforms and blankets as well as civilian clothing were in great demand. Here is his Wikipedia entry -

Jesse Houghton Metcalf (November 16, 1860– October 9, 1942) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island.

Born in Providence, Metcalf was educated in private schools there, studied textile manufacturing in Yorkshire, England, and engaged in textile manufacturing. Metcalf\'s father, Jesse Metcalf, was a textile manufacturer, and his mother, Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf, was the co-founder of the Rhode Island School of Design.

In 1889 Metcalf received a large bequest from his father\'s business partner, Henry J. Steere. Metcalf served as a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1889 to 1891 and in 1907, and was a member of the Providence Common Council from 1888 to 1892. He was chairman of the Metropolitan Park Commission of Rhode Island from 1909 to 1924, and a member of the penal and charitable board from 1917 to 1923. In addition, he was president of Rhode Island Hospital, a trustee of the Rhode Island School of Design at Providence and of Brown University, and from 1935 to 1940 a Republican National Committeeman. He was also a part owner of The Providence Journal.[1]

Metcalf was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate on November 4, 1924, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of LeBaron B. Colt; on the same day he was also elected for the term commencing March 4, 1925. He was reelected in 1930 and served from November 5, 1924, to January 3, 1937; he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1936.

In 1930 he was elected as a Compatriot of the Rhode Island Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.

While in the Senate he was chairman of the Committee on Patents (Sixty-ninth and Seventieth Congresses) and a member of the Committee on Education and Labor (Seventy-first and Seventy-second Congresses).

He died in Providence in 1942; interment was in Swan Point Cemetery. The Jesse H. Metcalf Lodge at Camp Yawgoog, the funds for which were donated by his wife, houses the Camp Sandy Beach dining hall and was named in his honor. Metcalf\'s sister, Eliza Greene Metcalf Radeke, served as president of RISD from 1913 to 1931.

more info - The Metcalf family is one of the oldest in America. The Metcalfscomprise the progeny of Michael Metcalf, an Englishman of substance andstanding who was a resident of Dedham, in the Massachusetts Bay Colonyas early as 1637. His descendants, although not numerous, have figuredprominently in the history of southEastern Massachusetts, and Rhode Island,for two and a half centuries.

(VIII) Jesse (2) Metcalf, son of Jesse (1) and Eunice Dench (Houghton)Metcalf, was born March 4, 1827, in the old home of the Metcalfs on Millsstreet, Providence, and died in Providence, December 20, 1899. Hereceived all his educational training in Providence, attending Mr. Baker\'sSecond District School on Meeting street, and later the private schoolsof Thomas C. Hartshorn and Joseph S. Pitman. Choosing to follow amercantile career, he entered the employ of Truman Beckwith, with whomhe remained until 1851, in which year he went to Augusta, Georgia, withStephen T. Olney, as a cotton buyer. He followed that business withgreat success until the panic of 1857 began to make itself felt, and thenreturned to Providence, where with Mr. Olney he began the purchase of wool. In 1858 they commenced stocking the Glendale Mill, then operated by LymanCopeland, and in 1859 acted in a similar capacity for the Greenville Mills,run by Messrs. Pooke & Steere. Both these concerns made cassimeres. They subsequently stocked the Mohegan Mills, where satinet was manufactured.

The Civil War put an end to the cotton business, and in July, 1862,Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Olney, in company with Henry J. Steere, commenced theerection of the Wanskuck Mill. The formation and incorporation of the WanskuckCompany followed, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Olney and Mr. Steere taking up the stockof the concern. In May, 1864, they shipped their first caseof woolen goods to New York. On January 12, 1870, the Wanskuck Companyshipped the first case of worsted goods for men\'s wear made in this country. The business grew rapidly from the very start, and had so expanded by October1874, that work was commenced on a worsted mill, the machinery of whichwas put into motion in April, 1875. Further development rewardedtheir enterprise, and on July 12, 1884, the first delivery of yarn wasmade from the new Steere worsted mill. Early in 1897 the companyassumed the management of the Geneva Mill, and in 1898 of the Mohegan Milland Oakland Mill in Burrillville. All through the the period of theactivity of the Wanskuck Company, Mr. Metcalf was an energetic and enthusiasticfactor in its growth. He was a man not only of large vision, butof exceptional executive powers, and as president and treasurer of theWanskuck Company from the time of its founding until his death, guidedthrough the turbulent period of its infancy and set upon a solid foundationan organization which has since developed into one of the largest and mostflourishing of its kind in the world.

Through his association with a business which was dependent to a largeextent on the successful operation of other industries, Mr. Metcalf becameinterested in financial enterprises of magnitude and importance, and wasactive in their management and direction. He was associated withthe Bank of North America for a considerable period, as a director, andlater as president. He was also a director of the New York &New England Railroad; a director of the Providence Gas Company, and atone time its president; and a director of several manufacturers\' mutualinsurance companies, and for several years president of the Union RailroadCompany. Though devoted to his extensive business interests, he wasa man of social nature, and held membership in the Union League Club ofNew York, and the Hope Club of Providence. He was an honorary memberof the Cobden Club of England, of which but few Americans are members;the late Rowland Hazard was also an associate member of this organization.

Originally a Republican in political affiliation, Mr. Metcalf laterbecame an Independent. Despite the fact that he was deeply interestedin public affairs, the constant demands of his large business interestsdisbarred him from very active participation in this field. Neverthelesshe served for several years as a Republican member of the Rhode IslandLegislature, and while a member of the house was influential in securingthe passage of many valuable reforms. He was the first to introduceinto the Legislature a measure changing the legal rate of interest. It became a law, the first of its kind in the United States, and set anexample which many other States followed. Of this achievement heoften spoke with justifiable pride. He also served as a member ofthe Board of Inspection of the State Prison, which body was the predecessorof the present Board of States Charities and Corrections, and had chargeof the State\'s penal institutions. This Board of Inspection accomplishedmuch excellent work during its period of office, and was given a vote ofthanks by the Legislature. In 1888 Mr. Metcalf was a delegate tothe National Convention held at St. Louis which nominated Grover Clevelandfor the presidency. A pronounced free trader, it was remarked ofhim by an intimate acquaintance, that he was one of the few honest freetrade manufacturers of the speaker\'s acquaintance; this gentleman was ofthe opinion that Mr. Metcalf would have put his ideas into practice ifit had been possible for him to have his way.

Mr. Metcalf was at one time a member of the Commission on sinking Fundof the city of Providence. He left a monument to his generosity inthe well appointed building of the Rhode Island School of Design on Watermanstreet. This school was erected as a tribute to the memory of his wifeand her devoted labors, and in furtherance of its interests Mr. Metcalfdonated the land upon which the building stands and contributed the moneywhich assured its erection. He was a believer in practical philanthropyand took this means of accomplishing what he believed would benefit hundredswho would be permitted, because of his gift, to enjoy privileges whichotherwise could hardly have come within their reach. The appreciationof the privileges and advantages of this school is best attested by thepatronage which it has had. As a business man of many interests,as a man who performed his public duties with unswerving integrity andunquestioning fidelity, as a citizen who never forgot local interests inthe larger questions which demanded his attention, as a friend, and intelligentChristian gentleman who recognized his duty to his fellow-citizens in general,Providence had reason to be proud of Jesse Metcalf, and he was honoredin his native city by all who knew him.

On November 22, 1852, Mr. Metcalf married Helen Adelia Rowe, of Providence,who died March 1, 1895. They were the parents of the following children:1. Eliza G., married May 27, 1880, Dr. Gustav Radeke, of Providence,whom she survives. 2. Stephen O., treasurer of the WanskuckCompany; married, Dec. 2, 1886, Esther Henrietta Pierce, who was born Nov.26, 1862, daughter of George and Esther Pierce; they are the parents ofthree children: i. Helen Pierce, born Sept. 3, 1887; ii. GeorgePierce, born June 13, 1890; iii. Houghton Pierce, born Aug. 12, 1891. 3. Sophia, wife of the Hon. William C. Baker. 4. JesseH., president of the Wanskuck Company; married (first) Harriet D. Thurston,who died in 1902, daughter of Benjamin and Cornelia D. Thurston; they arethe parents of one daughter, Cornelia, born Sept. 28, 1892; he married(second) Louisa Dexter Sharpe, daughter of Lucian and Louisa (Dexter) Sharpe. 5. Manton Bradley, born June 26, 1864; was a student at Brown Universityfor two years; in the fall of 1881 he went to New York to become managerof the sales department of the Wanskuck Company, and has since remainedat the head of the New York office; he married, April 28, 1886, Susan MaudBrowning, of New York, daughter of Theodore and Susan (Wilcox) Browning;their children are: i. Jesse, born Sept. 10, 1887; ii. Manton B.,Jr., born Dec. 7, 1892; iii. Rowe Browning, born May 6, 1900, resides atOrange, N. J.

THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, of which Eliza Greene (Metcalf) Radeke,A. M., is president, was incorporated April 5, 1877, and was formally openedthe following year. The broad principles stated in its constitutionwell express the character of the work undertaken by the corporation andinstructors.

These purposes are: First, the instruction of artisans in drawing,painting, modeling and designing, that may successfully apply the principlesof art to the requirements of trade and manufactures. Second, thesystematic training of students in the practice of art, that they may understandits principles, give instruction to others, or become artists. Third, thegeneral advancement of art education by the exhibition of works of artand art studies, and by lectures on art. In the administration ofthe school all these purposes are treated as of equal importance.

The gradual and healthy development of the school to its present positionin connection with the artistic and in industrial development of the Stateis evidence of the sound basis upon which it was founded. Duringits forty-two years\' existence no essential change has been found necessaryin the aims originally proposed by the founders of the school, althoughvarious courses of study have been extended and broadened, and new courseshave been added to meet the requirements of educational advancement andto strengthen the quality of students\' work. The school awards itsdiploma for the satisfactory completion of its regular courses in drawing,painting, modeling, architecture, interior decoration, in decorative, mechanicaland textile design and textile chemistry, jewelry and silversmithing, andin normal art, and also affords opportunity for the special study of drawingand design by any person competent to enter its day or evening classes.

Officers of the Corporation are as follows: 1917-18, Mrs. GustavRadeke, president; Theodore Francis Green, vice-president; G. Alder Blumer, M. D., secretary; Stephen O. Metcalf, treasurer. The executive committee are as follows: Mrs. Gustav Radeke, officio;Howard Hoppin, William Carey Poland, Theodore Francis Green, Walter E.Ranger, Albert D. Mead. The museum committee are as follows: Mrs. Gustav Radeke, officio; Sydney R. Burleigh, Howard L. Clark, WilliamT. Aldrich, William C. Loring, Stephen O. Metcalf, L. Earle Rowe, secretary. The library committee are as follows: Mrs. Gustav Radeke, ex-officio;Mrs. Jesse H. Metcalf, L. Earle Rowe, George P. Winship, William E. Brigham. The finance committee is as follows: Mrs. Gustav Radeke, ex-officio;Henry D. Sharpe, Stephen O. Metcalf, James Richardson. The nominatingcommittee are as follows: G. Alder Blumer, M D., Stephen O. Metcalf,Howard O. Sturges, John O. Ames, Webster Knight. The auditing committeeare as follows: Preston H. Gardner, James Richardon. The trusteesare as follows: 1917-23, Miss Lida Shaw King, G. Alder Blumer, M.D.; 1916-22, Howard Hoppin, Harold W. Ostby; 1915-21, Howard O. Stuges,William Wurts White; 1914-20, William T. Aldrich, Henry D. Sharpe;1913-19, Jesse M. Metcalf, Mrs. Gustav Radeke; 1912-18, Howard L. Clark,Theodore Francis Green.

The Rhode Island School of Design has 126,990 square feet of floor spacedevoted to the work of its school and Museum. The main building, locatedon Waterman street, contains the Museum, the offices of administration,the Library, rooms for the departments of Drawing, Decorative Design andArchitecture, and a Student\'s Social Room. Memorial Hall on Benefitstreet contains rooms for the Department of Sculpture, the Beaux Arts ArchitectsAtelier class, and other class rooms. In addition, this buildinghas a large hall seating 800 people. West Hall, on North Main street,contains the departments of Jewelry and Silversmithing, Normal Art, Painting,and the Carpentry Shop. The Jesse Metcalf Memorial building on NorthMain street contains the Department of Textile Design and the laboratoriesof Textile Chemistry and Dyeing. The Mechanical building containsthe class rooms and machine shop of the Department of Mechanical Design.

The Museum consists of eight galleries, three of which contain oil andwater-color paintings and engravings; two contain a large collection ofcasts of the masterpieces of classic and Renaissance sculpture; one containsa fine collection of autotypes illustrating the history of painting; oneis devoted to collections of Japanese pottery, metal work, lacquer, andtextiles; one contains a collection of Greeke vases and peasant pottery.The Colonial House, built by Stephen O. Metcalf, Esq., forms a continuationof these galleries, and contains the Pendleton collection of antiquefurniture, china, textiles, and paintings. One of the rooms of thishouse contains the collection of paintings, china, glass, and silver bequeathedby Mrs. Hope Brown Russell, and collected by her mother, Mrs. Anna A. Ives.

In addition to the permanent collection in the Museum three hundredand eighty-seven special loan exhibitions have been shown in the galleriessince the school occupied the new building on Waterman street. Theseexhibitions have given the people of Providence an opportunity to see representativecollections of paintings and sculpture by many American artists.Eight large loan exhibitions of paintings by great French and Dutch artistshave been held, and architectural work has also been shown. For theuse of students, exhibitions of the work done in the leading arts schoolsand drawings in line and color and of printed reproductions have been heldfrom time to time. During the year 1917-18 the number of visitorsto the Museum
registered was 79,146. The number of students enrolled in theclasses was 1,218. The attendance in the Library was 7,388.

Eliza Greene (Metcalf) Radeke, A. M., president of the Corporation ofthe Rhode Island School of Design, is a daughter of Jesse and Helen Adelia(Rowe) Metcalf, her father\'s name and memory perpetuated in the Jesse MetcalfMemorial building, a department of the institution over which, since 1913,the daughter has been the executive head. She was born in Augusta,Ga., December 11, 1854, but later came to New England, her preparatoryeducation being obtained in the Stockbridge School, Providence, R. I.She next entered Vassar College, whence she was graduated A. B., classof 1876, and four years later, on May 27, 1880, married Gustav Radeke,M. D., a physician of Providence, who died June 11, 1892. In 1913,Mrs. Radeke was elected president of the Corporation of the Rhode IslandSchool of Design, an office she has ably filled. She is a memberof the woman\'s advisory committee of the Woman\'s College, Brown University,and a director of the American Federation of Arts. In 1914, BrownUniversity conferred upon her the honorary degree, A. M. In religiousfaith she is a Unitarian; a devotee of out-of-door recreation; a lady gracious,gentle, and well-loved.