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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 Small copper tank w/circular tubing. (NOTE: original label associates object with Alcohol Aeolipile). Please refer to Langley's Memoir of Mechancial Flight, Vol. 27, No. 3, Page 34 for photo reference. Dimensions 3-D: 22.9 × 19.1 × 16.2cm (9 in. × 7 1/2 in. × 6 3/8 in.)
Storage: 31.1 × 23.5 × 19.7cm (1 ft. 1/4 in. × 9 1/4 in. × 7 3/4 in.)
 Materials Copper Alloy
Solder (May Contain Lead)
 Inventory Number A19820794000 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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