Wednesday 14 September 2011

The 'Vacuum Cap' invented by Edward J Artis

I've had a number of Airstreams with these caps installed. Some have been rusty tin, others like this one made from Aluminium Alloy.



Once I get a clue then it's pretty simple to find a bit of the history. In this case the Pat. number was all I needed.


I considered this to look art deco, and indeed it is


 

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