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Air safety blow gun

Air Blow Gun
1975-1977 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Air safety blow fun with Venturi attachment, nylon and brass nozzle.

The blow gun comprises a hollow body having an inlet for compressed air at one end of the body. A tube extending from the other end of the body has a closed end mounted to swivel in the body, and has a radial port leading from the interior to the exterior of the tube adjacent to the closed end of the tube. A cap carried by the closed end of the tube is radially spaced from the periphery of the tube and shrouds the port. A seal is located in the body, surrounding the tube, on which the cap normally seats to prevent air from entering the port, but from which one side of the cap can be separated by swinging the tube out of axial alignment with the body, to admit air to the port. A nozzle fixed on the outer end of the tube has a Venturi passage extending outward from the tube, the inner end of such passage being radially spaced from the tube and having ports arranged laterally of the tube which act as inlets when air is discharged through the nozzle and as outlets when the nozzle is obstructed. A plurality of radial vanes on the periphery of the nozzle extend from the inner ends of the lateral ports substantially beyond the outer end thereof.

Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Model
  • Air Blow Gun
TitleAir safety blow gun (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Nylon and brass nozzle
Brief description
Air safety blow gun with Venturi attachment, deisgned by Geoffrey E Speyer and manufactured by Taylor & Osborne, Birmingham, 1975-1977. Brass and moulded nylon. Winner of the Design Council Award 1975
Physical description
Air safety blow fun with Venturi attachment, nylon and brass nozzle.

The blow gun comprises a hollow body having an inlet for compressed air at one end of the body. A tube extending from the other end of the body has a closed end mounted to swivel in the body, and has a radial port leading from the interior to the exterior of the tube adjacent to the closed end of the tube. A cap carried by the closed end of the tube is radially spaced from the periphery of the tube and shrouds the port. A seal is located in the body, surrounding the tube, on which the cap normally seats to prevent air from entering the port, but from which one side of the cap can be separated by swinging the tube out of axial alignment with the body, to admit air to the port. A nozzle fixed on the outer end of the tube has a Venturi passage extending outward from the tube, the inner end of such passage being radially spaced from the tube and having ports arranged laterally of the tube which act as inlets when air is discharged through the nozzle and as outlets when the nozzle is obstructed. A plurality of radial vanes on the periphery of the nozzle extend from the inner ends of the lateral ports substantially beyond the outer end thereof.
Dimensions
  • Height: 148mm (Note: Taken from the register)
  • Diameter: 30mm (Approximately) (Note: Taken from the register.)
Style
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Gift of the manufacturer.
Object history
Historical significance: Winner of the Design Centre Award in 1975.
Other number
77/2144 - RF number
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.93&A-1977

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Record createdMay 3, 2011
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