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What is this thing?
« on: September 01, 2020, 04:19:38 pm »
This is on an air line that supplied air for running model steam engines. What is it?

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Re: What is this thing?
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2020, 09:40:53 pm »
By the looks of it & the holes in the stem & the mushroom head , I'd say it was a safety valve of sorts.
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Re: What is this thing?
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2020, 09:53:32 pm »
I agree with Bruce, looks like there must be a spring in there and it blows off under pressure?
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Re: What is this thing?
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2020, 01:48:41 am »
But for the holes it looks like an anti hammer device for water pipes.
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Re: What is this thing?
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2020, 12:06:34 pm »
It does look like an older version of this:

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