Koppl blog
In the photograph.
Torrance, California, 1955. Carol Sanchez identifies this as Koppl's first 36-inch hot tap, completed over three days.
Koppl company history and photo archive
All blog postsThe photograph and its story
Carol Sanchez supplied this photograph from the pictures displayed in Koppl's office. Her accompanying note identifies the location as Torrance, California, and the year as 1955. She describes the work as the first 36-inch hot tap and says it took three days.
A record of the equipment
The photograph preserves a view of the large tapping machine and the piping around it. It is part of a collection of historic work photographs shared by Koppl, including images of Mr. Koppl and Melvin Coker performing hot taps.
More from the archive
Koppl's history page brings these photographs together with a period newspaper profile and a surviving machine card. Each records a different part of the company's history.