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Can, Liquid Oxygen Transfer, American Rocket Society

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    Cylindrical, flat bottom, low dome top, with welden on handle on top, and open fill hole, 2 inches in diameter, toward one side of top; spout welded on and projecting from bottom of can, at 45 degree angle from the vertical, then gradually tapering down to curved and narrow opening on end; tip, slightly crimped. Can originally painted green, but largely worn to bare metal with green mottled effect from original paint. surface rust on inside of can on bottom; groove around top third of can; no markings. With accompanying tongs, bare metal, of ring base, with two opposing flat and rounded tong fingers attached to ring and projecting vertically.

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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

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05/24/2022

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Equipment; Rockets; Space

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