Pipe Threader

Object/Artifact

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Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Pipe Threader

Entry/Object ID

2008.039.008

Description

Cast iron pipe threader. Rectangular working area frame, with deep concave corner areas and handle cast in one piece, with central open area which is filled with four numbered, moveable steel "bits" ["Bit" number "4" is missing] . These "bits" are milled with different profiles, to create threads on metal piping. Frame marked in top area with equally-spaced numbers from 1 to 5 and in bottom area, equally spaced, "5/8", "1/2" "5/8 [?], "3/4". Large tightening/adjustment screw at end opposite handle.

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Wallace, Susan

Notes

Accession Date: 10-Dec-08 Mode of Acquisition: gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Machine, Pipe Threading

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Machine, Metalworking

Nomenclature Class

Metalworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

pipe threader

Created By

Jones, Isabel

Create Date

July 5, 2009

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 16, 2025