Wood Pipes for Museum.

Publication

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The National Museum of Transportation

Name/Title

Wood Pipes for Museum.

Entry/Object ID

R697.001.003

Tags

Article - Newspaper or Magazine., Digital only, Ephemera, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, The.

Collection

Christopher Collection.

Category

Newspaper article

Publication Details

Publication Type

Newspaper

Periodical

Post-Dispatch, The.

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

St. Louis, MO

State/Province

Missouri

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Time Period

20th Century

Publication Language

English

Publication Subjects

Edward G. Doody Thomas J. Skinker, St. Louis Water Commissioner.

Transcription

Transcription

WOOD PIPES FOR MUSEUM Sections of log water pipes once part of Philadelphias first municipal water system being turned over to Edward G. Doody (right) for the Museum of Transport in St. Louis County yesterday by Water Commissioner Thomas J. Skinker. They hold a cast iron coupling. To make pipes from the logs in 1815, the trunks were held with iron clamps and gored from each end with water power. Inside diameter was eight to 10 inches. White cedar is thought to have been used.

Language

English

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Digital Resource

Date

March 19, 2026

Created By

Mogerman, Jordan

Create Date

March 19, 2026

Updated By

Mogerman, Jordan

Update Date

April 22, 2026