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I'm really not sure what to be more impressed with, the precision engineering, (which really should not be possible with the technologies of the day - I'm think

by scoot 12y ago

I'm really not sure what to be more impressed with, the precision engineering, (which really should not be possible with the technologies of the day - I'm thinking specifically of the non-continuous structure on the mystery pipe that neither casting nor latework could achieve); or the quality of the photography overall. Evern if some of the mysteries of what is on view are not solved, it's a fascinating collection.

NamTaf 12y ago
That pipe is almost certainly fabricated out of multiple parts. It isn't a turned piece of solid bar. I'd guess it's a (relatively) thin pipe with a thick flange on the end and rings that slide and lock on to the thinner part of the pipe.