Pump, water

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OBJECT TYPE: HORIZONTAL/ROTARY
DATE: 1916
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0397.001

MANUFACTURER: Canadian Fairbanks Morse Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 3238 DB
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL: ALUMINUM, COPPER, IRON, AND PROBABLY OTHER METALS; SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 70.0 cm
Width: 42.0 cm
Height: 53.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Fire Fighting
Category: Extinguishers
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Fairbanks Morse
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY 1920S AND 1930S
Canada: DEVELOPED & MADE IN CANADA. CANADA HAS BEEN A WORLD LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT & TESTING OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT. THE FEDERAL FORESTRY SERVICE, OF WHICH PNFI WAS THE KEYSTONE ESTABLISHMENT, HAS PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONS & TESTING THEVARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY [REF 1]
Function: USED TO PUMP SURFACE WATER TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES IN REMOTE LOCATIONS.
Technical: FIRST FOREST FIRE PUMP ON THE MARKET. FIRST DEVELOPED IN OTTAWA IN 1915 BY H.C. JOHNSON, A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND FIRE INSPECTOR FOR THE BOARD OF RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS, AT THE REQUEST OF THE NATIONAL PARKS BRANCH. HE WAS ASSISTED BY J.B. HARKIN FROM THE NATIONAL PARKS BRANCH. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE ON ONE CYLINDER COVER AND ON SUPPORT BASE: 'SUPPLIED BY/ THE CANADIAN FAIRBANKS MORSE/ COMPANY LIMITED/ [LOGO]/ HALIFAX ST. JOHN/ QUEBEC MONTREAL/ OTTAWA TORONTO/ HAMILTON/ WINDSOR WINNIPEG/ SASKATOON CALGARY/ VANCOUVER VICTORIA'/ STAMPED ON PLATE: 'NO 635'/ PLATE ON MAGNETO: 'WICO TYPE/A423/ SERIAL NO/ 88676'/ ON COVER: 'WICO/ HIGH TENSION MAGNETO/ WICO ELECTRIC COMPANY/ MADE IN SPRINGFIELD MASS. U.S.A.'
Missing: STARTING ROPE From CA of 06/29/1999 by Tony Missio: Yes - Connectors for spark plugs missing.
Finish: FUEL TANK, FLYWHEEL, PISTON BASES, AND A FEW OTHER PARTS PAINTED GLOSS RED; COVERS OVER CYLINDERS SHELLACED; ALUMINUM UNFINISHED
Decoration: N/A

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Canadian Fairbanks Morse Co., Pump, water, circa 1916, Artifact no. 1996.0397, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0397.001/

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