Hi Alan and All, Screwed copper was common for Heating and Plumbing in the 1920's and 30's and I have come across it before. It's just my luck to have it now on the job I am working on. Regards Clif : unknown thread > There was a series of Admiralty threads that were 20TPI. I wonder if it > might be them. > > Perhaps the plumbing was done using ex-Admiralty parts, or maybe they came > out of the back door of one of the dockyards. > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.