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McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill.
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Hartzold, Susan
69
Matejka, Michael, 1953-
69
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
51
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
5
Boeing Aircraft Company
2
Great Britain. The National Savings Committee
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Illinois Heritage Association
2
Miller, Patricia L.
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Abbot, J. Stephens
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Admiralty Great Britain.
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Amet, Edward H. (Edward Hill), 1860-1948
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Armand Marseille dolls, 1865-1928
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Beckars, A.
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Benz, Carl, 1844-1929
1
Bernardi, Enrico, 1838-1900
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Blickensderfer Manufacturing Company
1
Blickensderfer, George C., 1851-1917
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Braithwaite and Milner
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Breedlove, Craig
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Chanute, Octave, 1832-1910
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Cheseboro, Pat
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Chicago City Hydraulic Company
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Chicago City Railway Company
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Cronkhite, Minton
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Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930
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Davidson, Arthur, 1881-1950
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Davidson, Royal Page
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DeForest, Lee, 1873-1961
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Deering, William Company
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DeutscheWerft (Hamburg, Germany)
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Duesenberg, August, 1879-1956
1
Duesenberg, Frederick, 1876-1932
1
Dunham and Company
1
Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company
1
Effanbee Toy Company
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Egyptians
1
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947
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Foucault, Jean-Baptiste, 1819-1868
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French fur trade
1
Furst and Bradley
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Galvani, Luigi, 1737-1798
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Gaylord, Leonard B.
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Gibson, George H.
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Grain Marketing Company
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Great Britain. Ministry of National Service
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Guericke, Otto von, 1602-1686
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Harley, William S., 1876-1943
1
Herring, Augustus Moore, 1867-1926
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Herzstark, Curt, d. 1988
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Holabird & Root, 1928-1945
1
Ideal Toy Company
1
Inca culture
1
Incan culture
1
Jenney, William Le Baron, 1832-1907
1
Kriegsmarine (German Navy)
1
Lawrence, Ernest O., 1901-1958
1
Lee, James
1
Libby, McNeil & Libby
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Luneen, John, 1893-1906
1
McLaughlin's Coffee
1
McLean, Robert
1
Milburn Automobile Company
1
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953
1
Mitchell, Reginald J., 1895-1937
1
Morgan, D. S. and Company
1
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago, Ill.)
1
Native American, Iroquois or Anishabe Indians
1
New York Central Railroad Company
1
Newby, Arthur
1
Newcomen, Thomas, 1663-1729
1
Persians
1
Plauth, Karl
1
Roentgen, Wilhelm, 1845-1923
1
Ronalds, Francis, Sir, 1788-1873
1
S & M Simplex Automobile Company
1
Schacht, Gustav A.
1
Schacht, William
1
Sears, Roebuck and Company
1
Seiko Time Corporation
1
Sierra-Perry, Martha, 1949-
1
State Historical Society of Iowa
1
Swift and Company
1
Syrians
1
Taylor, Charles Edward, 1868-1956
1
Tournaphone Music Company, Worcester, MA
1
Venetians
1
Wright, Orville, 1868-1956
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Koos, Greg, 1949-
114
LaBounty, Bill
95
Hartzold, Susan
52
Walters, William D, Jr., 1942-
21
Matejka, Michael, 1953-
2
Abbot, Downing & Co. (Concord, N.H.)
1
Atchinson, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company
1
British Supermarine Co.
1
Charles Duryea Automobile Company
1
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
1
City of Chicago Water Department
1
Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945
1
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company, inc.
1
Duesenberg Inc.
1
Harley-Davidson Motor Company
1
Junkerswerke
1
Keystone View Company
1
Kriegsmarine (German Navy)
1
Mackinlay [artist]
1
Munson, Don, 1941-
1
Peoria Historical Society (Peoria, Ill.)
1
Peoria Rubber & Motor Vehicle Manufacturing Company
1
Pohlmann, Hermann, 1894-
1
Schacht Manufacturing Company
1
Selden, George Baldwin, 1846-1922
1
Udet, Ernst, 1896-1941
1
Waltham Manufacturing Company
1
Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-
1
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McLean County (Ill.)
138
Bloomington (Ill.)
113
United States
90
Light
52
Lighting device
52
Corn
51
Advertisements
45
Whale oil
44
Whales
42
Oil lamp
39
Transportation
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Toys
29
Lanterns
28
Automobiles
27
Entertainment
27
Glass slide
27
Magic lantern
27
Slide transparency
27
Lantern slide
26
Camphene
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Cars
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World War, 1939-1945
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War posters
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Great Britain
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Factories
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Blacksmiths
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Farmers
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Farming
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Industry
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Lamps
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Advertising
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American pop culture
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World's Fair
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Book binding
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Chicago (Ill.)
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Plows
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Whaling|Whale oil
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Computers
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Letterheads
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Newspapers
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Pantagraph
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Century of Progress
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Chamber lamp
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Cigar industry
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Combines (Agricultural machinery)
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Farms
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Fences
5
Harvesting
5
Horseshoes
5
Japan
5
Physics
5
Sketches
5
Technology
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4
All-bisque dolls
4
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4
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4
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4
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Columbian Exposition
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Concord Coach
Palestine Soup
Supermarine Spitfire Mark 1A
Telegraph Line
Pioneer Zephyr
Orient Motor Buckboard
The Travel Air Model R 'Mystery Ship' Texaco No. 13 monoplane
Stereoscope, belonging to Abraham Lincoln's children
Coin from Venice
Automated Corn Planting
Row Marker Sketch
Homemade Cloth Dolls
Buggy rims
Japanese Doll
Corn Design on Float
Harley-Davidson Sport Model
Boeing 727 Jetliner
You can help build me a gun
Aircraft of the R. A. F.: some famous types - I
Back them up!: a British 'commando' raid on a German-held port in Norway
Hupmobile 5-seater Touring Car 1921
Tile Corn Crib
Ulbrich Advertisement
Seibel Brothers Millinery Building
Hayes-Custer Building, Normal, Illinois
N.N. Winslow Advertisement
Faloon and Geltmacher Advertisement
C.H. Freeman Advertisement
Lamp, whale oil
Lamp, Oil
Lamp, Camphene
Lamp, Camphene
Slide, Magic Lantern
Slide, Magic Lantern
Lamp, Camphene;
Farmer's Elevator
Tryner and Richardson Cigar Factory
Brokaw Plow Shop
Stevens Manufacturing and Foundry Advertisement
Gas Valve and Burner Fitting
Concord Coach
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A nine passenger, Eastern-style Concord road coach. Originally the coach’s body was painted red and its carriage yellow, but the coach has been over painted with the exception of the door scenes. Its original center "jump seat" is missing, (a "jump seat" is an adjustable seat that, when it is not in use, can be hidden from view.) The two slat type seats on top of coach were ...
Palestine Soup
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Chicago, Illinois'
Supermarine Spitfire Mark 1A
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The Mark 1A Spitfire is a World War II fighter plane. It has a single seat, multiple guns, and a variety of other armaments. The length of the fuselage is approximately sixteen feet and the wingspan is approximately thirty-six feet. The aircraft's fuselage and wings are painted dark green and ocean gray and its underbelly and under-wings are painted medium sea gray. Targets ...
Telegraph Line
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A twelve-inch length of wire with two sections of glass tubing used as insulation. The glass tubes are sealed at the joints with wax.
Pioneer Zephyr
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A streamlined stainless steel high-speed motor three-car train, powered by a 600 horsepower diesel engine. The train is 197 feet long. It weighs ninety-eight tons.
Orient Motor Buckboard
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A flat board automobile with an air-cooled engine in the rear, a tiller for steering, curved wooden cycle fenders, and four wooden wheels with wire spokes.
The Travel Air Model R 'Mystery Ship' Texaco No. 13 monoplane
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A monoplane, which set hundreds of cross country flight records in the 1930s. The pilot was Frank Hawks. It competed in the 1930 Chicago National Air Races. 'Texaco 13' was originally purchased by the Texaco Company. It had a cockpit full of special instruments for long distance flights and was thus heaviers than its predecesors. The cockpit was fully enclosed. The mon...
Stereoscope, belonging to Abraham Lincoln's children
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Wooden stereoscope for viewing stereographs (a.k.a. stereoptic cards), much like a modern "Viewmaster." Peering through the eye holes, the images would appear three-dimensional. Dimensions are 13.5", 11" wide , and 9 1/2" deep.
Coin from Venice
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AR grosso. Antonio Veneri as Doge, 1382-1400 AD. Obverse: Christ enthroned. Reverse: Doge and St. Mark. 21 mm diameter, weak strike.
Automated Corn Planting
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In 1995, a tractor attached to an automated corn planter seeds a field. Bags of Ciba seed are used.
Row Marker Sketch
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A sketch of a man in a row marker being pulled by two horses. The vehicle has large wheels on each side.
Homemade Cloth Dolls
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The cloth girl doll on the left is thought to be homemade. She wears a dress and cap of red and white stripes with blue trim. The cap has a blue feather on the right side. The dress has white sleeves trimmed with lace. She has white socks and dark blue shoes with red laces. The doll on the right side has blue and white striped overalls with a white shirt. It also is wearing ...
Buggy rims
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These are three half buggy rims attached to a slat for transportation and storage. They are tacked to the slat across the ends and are chamfered except where eight evenly spaced holes are drilled. The slat originally had four rims attached but one is missing.
Japanese Doll
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The doll's head, arms, legs, and feet are made of 'gofun' or pulverized oyster shell over wood. The toes and fingers are tiny and distinct. The head has a black hair wig of horsehair or similar material. The face is Asian in appearance with molded almond shaped set-in shining eyes made of painted glass. The lips are open and painted red. The doll is clothed in a tan colored ...
Corn Design on Float
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A close-up look at a unique design made of corn on a float in the Bloomington Cornfest parade.
Harley-Davidson Sport Model
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The Harley-Davidson 1919 Sport Model is a one-passenger motorcycle with a storage rack behind the seat. The gasoline tank is positioned between the chrome handlebars and seat. The cycle’s engine is two-cylinder and its rubber tires are chain driven. The Sport Model is painted flat army green. The rider’s seat is black.
Boeing 727 Jetliner
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at full capacity with crew, passengers, and cargo, it weighs 160,000 pounds. The airplane has three rear-mounted engines. This Boeing 727-100 has had its left wing and left rear stabilizer removed so it could be suspended from the balcony as a permanent part of the Museum of Science and Industry's 'Transportation Zone.'
You can help build me a gun
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Poster, color, 20 x 30 in., printed for H. M. Stationery Office by J. Weiner Ltd., London.
Aircraft of the R. A. F.: some famous types - I
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Poster, color, 20 x 30 in., printed for H. M. Stationery Office by Fosh & Cross Ltd., London.
Back them up!: a British 'commando' raid on a German-held port in Norway
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Poster, color, 20 x 30 in., printed in England by Fosh & Cross Ltd.
Hupmobile 5-seater Touring Car 1921
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Drawing for an advertisement
Tile Corn Crib
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This oval corn crib was built of hollow building tile.
Ulbrich Advertisement
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H.with Ulbrich manufactured harnesses, saddles, and collars at several locations in Bloomington from 1883 to 1895.
Seibel Brothers Millinery Building
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The Seibel Brothers Wholesale and Retail Millinery in downtown Bloomington.
Hayes-Custer Building, Normal, Illinois
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The Hayes-Custer Company manufactured stoves, gas ranges, and furnaces in Normal. It was located near the railroad tracks.
N.N. Winslow Advertisement
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N.N. Winslow and Company manufactured soap, candles and locomotive grease from 1855 to the 1870s.
Faloon and Geltmacher Advertisement
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Faloon and Geltmacher was a small company on Washington St. in Bloomington that produced medical devices and patent medicines.
C.H. Freeman Advertisement
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C.H. Freeman was a watchmaker and engraver on North Main St. in Bloomington.
Lamp, whale oil
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Whale oil lamp. This iron standing lamp has an open cylindrical reservoir which cants (swings).
Lamp, Oil
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A four part "street" lamp. Four lamps which fit together. Each reservoir part is one quarter of a circle. The lamps have single wick spouts which arise from the inside corner of the section. Each quarter section has a handle at the center point of the semicircular outer edge.
Lamp, Camphene
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This lamp has a double wick fixture made of tin, with the characteristically splayed camphene wick holders. It even holds its own wick covers to keep fuel from evaporating. The fixture is fitted onto a pressed glass bulbous reservoir which ends in a square peg. The peg would have fit into a wooden base.
Lamp, Camphene
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A small glass lamp, bell-shaped, which has a small semicircular glass handle. The pewter cap and wick fixture is fastened to the top of the glass. This lamp which is very similar to 68.1.1150, is different because it has the very distinctive camphene outsplayed pointed wicks.
Slide, Magic Lantern
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A rectangular glass slide with a handpainted scene depicting circus performers. On the left is a man training a black horse. On the right are two acrobatic clowns performing stunts with papered hoops.
Slide, Magic Lantern
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a fourth figure--a boy--wears a yellow double breasted coat, a round hat and carries an umbrella. A fifth figure, a girl wears a bonnet, a blue scarf and has her hands in her pockets.
Lamp, Camphene;
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Small camphene/kerosene lamp made out of brass. A saucer holds a small cylinder on top of which is a globular reservoir with a pronounced shoulder. This leads to a single wick channel. A conical cap is attached by means of a hinge. There is a circular carrying handle.
Farmer's Elevator
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A farmer's elevator in Cooksville, Illinois, has siding on all sides. A fence leads to the elevator, which has a shingled roof.
Tryner and Richardson Cigar Factory
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Tryner and Richardson's Cigar Factory employed a dozen hand rollers in 1894.
Brokaw Plow Shop
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The Brokaw Plow Shop perfected the 'Bloomington Clipper Plow,' an effective tool for turning prairie soil.
Stevens Manufacturing and Foundry Advertisement
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Stevens Manufacturing and Foundry produced "high grade potato machinery" in Bloomington.
Gas Valve and Burner Fitting
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This fitting is made of cast brass and has fleur-de-les ornamentation. A pipe with a threaded socket screw connects the fitting.
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