Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Plumbing Antiques

White gas furnace -- Blow torch -- Piece of lead pipe

Trap wiped by a plumber ... I will judge some time in the 1920's or before
Still in my possession
This lead bend was removed from a property on Hamilton Street in Allentown PA. This was in a real old home of an affluent citizen. Take note to the brass threads 4" soldered into the bend. The toilet that was mounted on this pipe had a 4" brass thread cast into the china. You greased the threads and screwed the bowl onto the piping. -- A former member of the PIPDL Rod Stein (now deceased) identified this type of toilet as being made by the Mott foundry in NJ
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The copper tube above dates back to the 1940's. Notice the little hole in the solder cup on the fitting. It was not realized that the solder would flow when heated and fill the cup. So installers in this time period had to clean the fitting and the little hole. Then the solder was added to the fitting through the hole and at the completion of the joint, the hole was filled.

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  1. AnonymousSunday, November 30, 2008

    Bill
    I looked in my 1888 Mott Catalog and couldn't find the screw on wc. They show some which are for lead waste pipe connection, but I can't make out any thread on the bottom. However, I think I've actually seen one of them somewhere, I just can't remember when or where.
    Scott Denny

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