Gun packed cock

Made:: 1874-1880 in London

One inch gunmetal asbestos packed cock with screwed ends

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One inch gunmetal asbestos packed cock with screwed ends
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One inch gunmetal asbestos packed cock with screwed ends, left unpacked to show the grooves in the shell, used in boiler fitinhd, patented by J. Mallinson, made by J. Dewrance and Company, London, 1874-1880

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Category:: Marine Engines

Object Number:: 1880-227

Materials:: gunmetal and asbestos

Measurements:: overall: 145 mm x 125 mm x 85 mm, 2.62kg

type:: cock (lock component)

credit:: J Dewrance and Company

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