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This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Date 1887-1903 Country of Origin United States of America Type EQUIPMENT-Test Manufacturer Smithsonian Institution
 Physical Description Double-coiled horizontal copper tubing. Two tube ends protrude from both the right and left sides in opposite directions. Both these tube endings taper off into a single tube configuration. This object shows a variation in piping size which is smaller. This is reflected in the original photograph in Langley's "Memoir of Mechanical Flight" as boiler type "T", featured in the "Boilers of Aerodromes" picture template. The object in question is the original object used in the Langley memoir photograph. Dimensions 3-D: 44.1 x 24.1 x 10.8cm (17 3/8 x 9 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)
Storage: 50.8 x 32.7 x 12.1cm (20 x 12 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
 Materials HAZMAT: Asbestos Textile
Copper Alloy
Steel
 Inventory Number A19820849000 Credit Line Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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