pipe with stopcocks
Date1900-1950
Inventory Number1997-1-0737
ClassificationAccessory
Subject
Maker
American
Cultural Region
Dimensions14.3 × 50.3 × 8.8 cm (5 5/8 × 19 13/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
Material
DescriptionA long black pipe with two identical brass stopcocks.
At the top and bottom of the pipe are cylindrical cuffs that the shaft of the pipe fits into. The cuffs are lipped and the lips are ribbed. On its side are two aligned ports; the ports look like two stacked stout cylinders.
The stopcocks are screwed into the ports. Both ends of each stopcock are threaded. Between the threaded portions, connected to them by thin joints, is a bulbous middle portion. Planted in the middle is a T-shaped key, which allows the user to control the valve. The bottom of the key protrudes slightly out of the opposite side of the bulb.
At the top and bottom of the pipe are cylindrical cuffs that the shaft of the pipe fits into. The cuffs are lipped and the lips are ribbed. On its side are two aligned ports; the ports look like two stacked stout cylinders.
The stopcocks are screwed into the ports. Both ends of each stopcock are threaded. Between the threaded portions, connected to them by thin joints, is a bulbous middle portion. Planted in the middle is a T-shaped key, which allows the user to control the valve. The bottom of the key protrudes slightly out of the opposite side of the bulb.
Signedunsigned
FunctionIn addition to a pipe's standard function, this pipe allows a user to open up to two additional channels for a substance to flow through.
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Date: circa 1998
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American
Date: late 19th-mid 20th Century
Accessories: 16 objects in total
Object number: 1998-1-0545
International Business Machines Corporation
Date: 1986-1992
Accessories: monitor; keyboard (b); one black cable; one grey cable; function key template; part of cable; printout of an e-mail from Chip Robinson (c)
Object number: 1997-1-1825a
International Business Machines Corporation
Date: 1986-1992
Accessories: monitor; keyboard; one black cable; one grey cable; function key template; part of cable; printout of an e-mail from Chip Robinson
Object number: 1997-1-1825c
Polaroid Corporation
Date: 2003
Accessories: printer ribbon, power cable, adapter cable, original packing materials, instruction manuals (in object file), and gray card (in object file)
Object number: 2009-1-0039
General Radio Company
Date: circa 1943
Object number: 1997-1-0362
Apple Computer Inc.
Date: 1987-1990
Accessories: AppleDesign keyboard; Logitech mouse (not original); connection cables (b)
Object number: 2009-1-0018a
Commodore International
Date: 1982-1985
Accessories: four-shelf computer rack (2003-1-0239a); commodore video monitor (2003-1-0239b); magnetic temperature monitor (2003-1-0239c); pulse timer (2003-1-0239d); Panasonic dot-matrix printer (2003-1-0239f); two cyclotron lead bricks (2003-1-0239g, h); cardboard box with printer paper (2003-1-0239i); user's guide for commodore 64 with instructions for use, connections, installation, and service (stored next to the commodore video monitor on top shelf of computer rack); user's guide for commodore 1541 with instructions for use, maintenance, connection, installation, and service (stored next to the commodore video monitor on top shelf of computer rack); ten floppy discs stored in a cardboard box on top of external disk drive
Object number: 2003-1-0293e
General Electric Company
Date: circa 1945
Object number: 1997-1-0514