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
Horizontal, cylinder-shaped tank (w/ tubing; upturned flue). NOTE: The flue in this
picture is placed in the center of the tank. There are no pictures in Langley's memoirs that reflect this particular design. However the phyiscal attributes of this object clearly shows it is a Separator. The design year would be between 1893-1894, due to the radical, ball-like design in 1895 - 1896.
Dimensions
3-D (Overall): 18.4 × 17.8 × 21cm (7 1/4 × 7 × 8 1/4 in.)
Materials
Copper Alloy
Ferrous Alloy
Solder
Inventory Number
A19820789000
Credit Line
Transferred from the Smithsonian Institution to the United States National Museum.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
Restrictions & Rights
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