General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

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General Description

CAST IRON PUMP BODY (CYLINDER), DRIVE WHEEL & BASE. BRONZE PISTON, PACKING NUT, CRANK, PISTON ROD & BEARINGS. STEEL HARDWARE, ELECTRIC MOTOR & IDLER PULLEY. LEATHER BELT & MOTOR PAD. COPPER MAGNET WIRE FIELD WINDINGS IN MOTOR

Dimensions

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

Length

72.0 cm

Width

28.0 cm

Height

92.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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Volume

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Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Miscellaneous

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NATIONAL EQUIPMENT

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Toronto

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF PUMP USED BETWEEN C.1928-1938

Canada

PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THELARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.

Function

TO MOVE WATER FOR STORAGE IN TANK OR OTHER HOLDING SYSTEM

Technical

TYPICAL OF PUMPS USED ON CANADIAN FARMS MID TO LATE 1920S TO MID 1930S. WHILE THE PUMP APPARATUS WAS MFD. IN TORONTO, THE DAYTON OHIO-MADE MOTOR OPERATED ON 60-CYCLES: TORONTO & SOUTHERN ONTARIO USED 25-CYCLE POWER SERVICE PRIOR TO 1946. PRESUMABLY, THEN, THIS UNIT DESIGNED FOR SALE IN WESTERN & EASTERN CANADA, POSS. USA.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'NO. 300/ 5A' & 'Peerless/ WATER SERVICE/ SYSTEMS/ NATIONAL EQUIPMENT CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON PUMP STAND/ 'PEERLESS/ WATER/ SYSTEMS/ 300-A/ NATIONAL/ EQUIPMENT/ CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON PUMP HEAD. PLATE ON ELECTRIC MOTOR READS: 'MASTERMOTOR/ ALTERNATING CURRENT/ TYPE RA/ FRAME 5817 STYLE FL 4/ H.P. 1/6 VOLTS 110 AMPS. 4.72/ CYCLE 60 PHASE 1 R.P.M. 1725/ SERIAL NO. 3050568/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THE MASTER ELECTRIC CO. DAYTON, O., U.S.A./ PATENTS PENDING'

Missing

NONE

Finish

CAST METAL STAND, PUMP HEAD & HOSE FITTING, FLYWHEEL & MISC. COMPONENTS PAINTED DRAB GREEN/ BLACK MOTOR CASING. DARK BROWN TO BLACK LEATHER BELT & PAD UNDER MOTOR

Decoration

N/A