Powhatan Brass & Iron Works play pipe

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Powhatan Brass & Iron Works play pipe

Entry/Object ID

281

Description

Brass play pipe with two brass swiveling handles at the base; a collar at the base is stamped with Powhatan B & I Works, Ranson, W. Va., on one side and 11-60 (date of manufacture, November 1960) on the opposite side. Pipe is a tapered smooth-bore cylinder with threads inside the collar at the base where a fire hose is attached; at the opposite end, threads for attaching a nozzle are on the outside of the cylinder.

Acquisition

Accession

550

Source or Donor

Malesic, Suzanne

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Notes

Date: 1960 November

Material

Metal