Threads, loose threads

David M. Porritt dporritt@post.cis.smu.edu
Mon, 16 Apr 2001 11:25:47 -0500


Paul:

That is truly amazing if it is true.  Those numbers span 5 years of production (1924 - 1929).  You'd think they could have rejected them and ordered more in that amount of time.  Maybe that was what brought on that little recession in 1929.

dave

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On 4/16/01 at 1:34 PM Yardarm103669107@AOL.COM wrote:

>Ed:
>My understanding, lowly as it is, is that the series of improperly 
>manufactured agraffes starts in the 225000 range; that is, the threading was 
>not cut right up to under the shoulders of the agraffes and when turning them 
>in, the brass is stressed by having to thread itself for the last millimeter 
>or so. Earlier ones, though, I haven't had problems with, as far back as you 
>might want to go. The questionable series is I think, 225-264000. I could be 
>off on these numbers.
>PR-J




David M. Porritt
dporritt@swbell.net
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275



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