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Functional object - Plumbing Fitting, Late 19th to early 20th century

  • Metal pipe with attached bowl shaped fitting at top with small pipe on its side, and a threaded fitting on other end

    Plumbing fitting on bench, from above

  • Fitting has part of its side and top missing. It has encrustations on the surface

    Close-up of side of bowl shaped fitting

  • Pipe has almost rusted through and has jagged edges

    Close-up of pipe section

  • Outside of the base is threaded. Inside has a rode from side to side, with a bolted fitting in its centre

    Close-up of lase of fitting

  • Metal pipe with attached bowl shaped fitting at top with small pipe on its side, and a threaded fitting on other end
  • Fitting has part of its side and top missing. It has encrustations on the surface
  • Pipe has almost rusted through and has jagged edges
  • Outside of the base is threaded. Inside has a rode from side to side, with a bolted fitting in its centre

Historical information

The plumbing fitting has been recovered from the sea, as shown by the encrustations on its surface. The source of the fitting is unknown but i is likely to have been part of the fittings of a shipwreck, probably a urinal.

Significance

The plumbing fitting is an example of a fitting from a ship, late 19th to early 20th century.

Physical description

Plumbing fitting, metal, from an unknown shipwreck. Top of fitting is bowl-shaped with a narrow inlet pipe. Wide pipe attaches to the centre of the bowl and to a threaded fitting at its base. There is a bar across the inside of the threaded fitting and a bolt joined to the bar's centre.

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