Found Two Stems In My Junk Drawer - No Clue

[peteguy]

I found two stems in my junk drawer. They are about 4.5" long and resemble a Kirsten stem. They have a stopper or larger flange on the very end of the metal rod thing and they also have a plunger type effect. You can hold the mouthpiece and press down while holding an outer collar near where the metal starts and it moves up and down. I know you are going to say pics would help, but I thought I would toss this out in case anyone easily knew what the are for. I will post pics tomorrow if I haven't gotten to the bottom of these little buggers.

 

[mso489]

That's a patent device I haven't seen, but it sounds distinctive enough, it could be easy to identify with a photo, for someone who has one or has seen them.

 

[peteguy]

I was able to find a computer tonight. The part where the ridged circle piece surrounds the tenon area is the collar that you can press up and down like a plunger.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Not pipe stems; they are instruments for removing kidney stones from elephants.

 

[tuold]

I've seen similar hardware in metal pipes such as Aero Kools. They are meant to be self cleaning when you remove the stem.
Aero Kool Pipe page
Not sure if that's what those are.

 

[jvnshr]

Interesting stuff.

 

[iamn8]

Junk drawers are the best!! We all have them, our collection of bits n pieces accumulated over the years. You can tell a lot about a person by their junk drawer. The junk drawer is the window to the soul.

 

[deathmetal]

Mine is full of odd-sized ammunition, serial converters and enema bags.

 

[iamn8]

Groove Metal, I totally could've guessed that.

 

[randelli]

Did you find any seeds......

 

[fluffie666]

I never saw stems like that but the Aero Kool seems to be pretty close. I forget the guys name who made the website tuold directed us to but he has his email on it somewhere. I asked him questions about a Kaywoodie Filter Pipe I recently purchased because I had some questions only an obsessive metal pipe collector would be able to answer. He was more than helpful to me. I would suggest emailing him those pics. He might be able to tell you what they're from. Get some info and maybe hunt the pipe down. A hunt could be fun. I love hunting down pipes.