[SML] "Pipe Railing Fittings" style name...?

[Steve Boone]

Hi Scott!

I remember from somewhere that these bulbous things are called ball fittings.  Just about no one makes the threaded steel or cast iron ones anymore.
In current catalogs both the words “handrail” and “ball” come floating along with a shape name like Tee or Elbow or 4-way junction. 
Happy labeling!
Steve

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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 17:57:23 +0000
> From: "Scott R. Henkels" <henkelssr at hotmail.com>
> To: "stagecraft at theatrical.net" <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
> Subject: [SML] "Pipe Railing Fittings" style name...?
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> Hi all-
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> I'm looking for the 'right' name to call some old threaded pipe connectors we have.
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> Specifically, I can refer to the 3rd Edition of Paul Carter's 'Backstage Handbook', at the bottom of page 112 in the Materials chapter, under the heading "Pipe Railing Fittings".  If you look at the drawings for Elbow, you can tell the fitting is of an bulbous shape.  So... What is the style name of this type of fitting?  These are classic parts and I'd like to label their storage home with the appropriate classic name.
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> Many thanks,
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> Scott Henkels
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