Display Status
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 object with compressed coiled (single) copper tubing. Object is heavily weighted for its size. Please note: This is the original object photographed in Langley's "Memoir of Mechanical Flight" as boiler type "E", featured in the "Boilers of Aerodromes" picture template.
Stored with A19820844000
Dimensions
3-D: 17 x 8.3 x 8.7cm (6 11/16 x 3 1/4 x 3 7/16 in.)
Storage: 38.1 x 29.2 x 12.4cm (1ft 3in. x 11 1/2in. x 4 7/8in.)
Materials
Copper Alloy
Inventory Number
A19820837000
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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