Thanks! Mine have choke lengths of about 4.5 inches in the oldest, and in the neighborhood of 2.0-2.5 inches in the other two (from the first two years of the 20th century).
I suspect at least one of those has had its chokes opened. When chokes are opened, are they also (generally) shortened in the process? Intuitively (I know, not safe thinking), I would think not.
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