This section is from the book "Practical Up-To-Date Plumbing", by George B. Clow. Also available from Amazon: Practical Up-To-Date Plumbing.
For connecting lead to wrought iron pipe the soldering nipples shown in Figs. 225 and 226 are very suitaable, they have male or female pipe thread on one end and can be soldered directly to lead pipe at the other end.
 
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