BAC1 - NON-FERROUS

Broome Aircraft Wrecks

1. Gauge: Specifically oil pressure gauge. Short, broken valve connected to a large round gauge with broken face plate. Gauge face labelled ‘OIL LBS SQ IN’ and marked ‘100’ to 800’ from left to right. Further markings visible but difficult to read. Small needle fixed to the centre of the gauge above two small screws. Bottom right corner contains glass shards from original gauge covering. Face plate held in place by three screws, the fourth broken off along with bottom right hand corner of the plate.
2. Valve fitting: Comprised of three sections. The first is a threaded right angle fitting. The second is a short threaded fitting with a hexagonal centre. The final section is threaded into the previous section, and from there attaches to a more complex mechanism. A flat ‘L’ shaped plate sits above a thin, anchor shaped piece with a grooved edge. A small pin with a gear at its base passes through the top plate and sits against the anchor. A third, wide metal piece extends off the anchor piece.
3. Screws: Two screws, both 40 mm in length with threading on the bottom 10 mm. A thin piece of wire passes through the head of both screws in a ‘U’ shape, connecting them together. Appear to have flathead grooves.
4. Screw: Single screw, with its entire length threaded and a flathead groove.
5. Makers plate: Small long plate with rounded edges and two small holes at either end. Some of makers mark is visible, including ‘MAXWELL’, ‘INC’, and ‘BRIDGEPORT. CONN., USA’. Likely to be the safety valve company Manning, Maxwell, and Moore Inc.
6. Metal shard: Has a number of points, as well and concave and convex curves, two of which seem to fit the broken section of the face plate and the closest screw void.