tubes & tubes

Oh, yeah. The big bad. Manufactured by Cranszold from 1971-1990, the S.E.W.E.R., or Sewage, Evacuation, Water, Effluence, & Reservoir Tube was, and still is in many respects, the standard for sewer systems and doomsday bunker tunnels. Over 70% of those placed into service are still in use today, but are slowly being replaced by the Makra One-Vs. 

2015 Thelonynated Cosing Barrels by Tillo. Not sure of the model. 

Hey, these are fun! Colloidal Series U19 Dispersal Semi-Coil Structure built and installed (if someone knows where this is, please let me know) by BESK. The gapping indicates additional cooling capabilities, but I can’t make an exact determination without getting my hands on it. And oh how I’d like to! 

Stolics & Sons, 1991. Model A91-R. The “R” here signifies a rally shave added to the inner rims. Gorgeous. 

This kind of thing used to be popular when I was a kid--a set of the primaries with one shortened just a little in a way to show your individuality and make a statement. It's a phase teen tubethusiasts all would go through. Normally a shortened red was to indicate peace or pacifism. In my own set, I had the yellow at about 50% to show I was against the general concept of disease. This was submitted by user haljackhaljack, who says they're Gorthin remwids but he's not sure of the year. They're obviously remwids, but I'm a little skeptical about the manufacturer as Gorthin wasn't really known for having children's products. But oh to be young again!

More beautiful work by Tina Linton. Three Wax Polychromatics and a Crimson Monopipe commissioned by a secret (Tina won't tell me!) buyer in Sri Lanka. Perfect.

Synced pair of 2007 Closine beffers accompanied by the stock clamps. Art Grimsel Collection.

Discovered by American archeologist J.T. Dillis in 1961 in the ruins of the ancient city of Helta, this solid gold tube is the oldest of its kind and also held the Guiness record for "World's Smallest Tube" from 1962-1971 until it was bested by Russian designer Piotr Krevmir's "Yinvot 2" in a Cold War act of oneupsmanship.

Cinephiles will recognize this '98 TubeTown International Silicone and Supplements "Geko" model from its use as a penescophen tourniquet in the film Despot Times Call for Despot Measures. Currently showcased at the Planet Hollywood in Miami.

Submission from Jim Caudill in Cambridge, MA. Using a 3D printer, Jim's made what he calls the HST, or Hexagonal Sift Tube. Tube purists (like myself) hate this sort of thing, but you really can't deny that the future of tubes is pretty interesting. Nice work, Jim!

A pristine 1994 Mayedorn DUCT770_EPOXWHT. From my cousin Ree Ree's collection. Jealous.

This sorry excuse for a tube, on the other hand, is a chintzy Smoot-Tube Friendly Flow replica, probably made in the 60's by PipeRite or TubeRite or any of the countless Falkland scammers at the time. As with any of these, you can see that the cylindricality is warped and that the honing funts are asymmetical. Just a total mess, really.

Man, they just don't make 'em like this any more, do they? 1957 Smoot-Tube Friendly Flow (gloss).

Showing some segmented love here with a prime example of an aerated Retalicassadaria with U-brace option. Granted, this one has been retrofitted with shadowpaper between the U-braces to simulate the shine of a noon sun.

Thresson C-series. Pre-CTP era. Looks like '71, but possibly just a '72 with an excellent bore job to resemble the '71, which was a prevalent mod among ceramics collectors at the time.  

The 1983 Congressional hearings surrounding the controversial Bertumen CaviFill did nothing to dissuade tubethusiasts and morticians alike from sweeping these babies off the market. When spotted on Ebay, they go quickly and always for top dollar. This particular one is on display at the Tubeseum in Flagstaff, AZ.