Pump, air

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OBJECT TYPE: MILKING MACHINE/VACUUM VANE
DATE: 1935
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0083.001

MANUFACTURER: De Laval Co. Ltd.
MODEL: 40-41
LOCATION: Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 4284422
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CAST IRON/ STEEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 40.0 cm
Width: 36.2 cm
Height: 53.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Dairying
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: DeLaval
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Peterborough

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1935-1950
Canada: A TYPE OF VACUUM PUMP MANUFACTURED IN CANADA AND USED ON CANADIAN FARMS.
Function: A PUMP THAT CREATED A VACUUM THAT COULD BE CONTROLLED FOR USE TO OPERATE A MILKING MACHINE.
Technical: A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A SMALL VANE TYPE VACUUM PUMP.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE READING: 'DE LAVAL/ MAGNETIC/ PULSO-PUMP/ PUMP NO. 40-41/ SPEED550-570-730-750/ MANUFACTURED FOR/ THE DE LAVAL SEPARATOR CO./ NEW YORK CHICAGO/ BY THE DE LAVAL CO. LTD. PETERBORO, ONT./ SERIAL 4284422 45 TO 48 PULSATIONS PER MIN./ DE LAVAL/ ALTERNATING SYSTEM/ OF MILKING' WITH PATENT INFO./ CAST LETTERING ON CASING READING: 'DE LAVAL/ MAGNETIC'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: POSSIBLY ORIGINALLY PAINTED GREEN, NOW MOSTLY GREY.
Decoration: N/A

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De Laval Co. Ltd., Pump, air, circa 1935, Artifact no. 1988.0083, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1988.0083.001/

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