Pump, water

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OBJECT TYPE: HORIZONTAL/1 STAGE/CENTRIFUGAL
DATE: 1978–1996
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0403.001

MANUFACTURER: Shin-Daiwa Co. Ltd.
MODEL: GP-25
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: SK 468
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL BASE AND SOME ENGINE PARTS; ALUMINUM, OTHER METAL AND SYNTHETIC ENGINE PARTS; SYNTHETIC GAS TANK; STEEL HOSE CONNECTIONS; SYNTHETIC FEET AND OTHER PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 30.5 cm
Width: 23.5 cm
Height: 38.5 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: Shindaiwa
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THESE PUMPS HAVE BEEN IN USE SINCE THE START OF THE 1980S AND ARE STILL IN USE TODAY
Canada: CANADA HAS BEEN A WORLD LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND THE FEDERAL FORESTRY SERVICE, OF WHICHPNFI WAS THE KEYSTONE ESTABLISHMENT, HAS PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONS & TESTING THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY. [REF 2]
Function: USED TO PUMP WATER TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES IN VERY REMOTE, DIFFICULT LOCATIONS
Technical: ONE OF THE SMALLEST WATER PUMPS AVAILABLE ON THE MARKET. IT IS USED WITH THE "RAPATTACK" PROGRAM - WHICH PROVIDES A FAST, VIGOROUS, INITIAL RESPONSE TO FIGHT INACCESSIBLE FOREST FIRES, USUALLY CAUSED BY LIGHTING [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: EMBOSSED PLATE ON BASE: 'SK 468'/ DECAL ON ENGINE: 'SHINDAIWA ENGINE/ MODEL S 25P/ SER NO 0012747'/ DECAL ON FRONT: 'shindaiwa/ ELECTRONIC IGNITION'/ DECAL ON TANK; 'shindaiwa/ GP-25'/ DECAL ON SIDE: 'CAUTION/ Do not operate/ pump without water./ Read instruction/ manual carefully/ before using./ To Prime:/ 1. Remove above/ cap./ 2. Fill with water./ 3. Replace cap/ before starting./ SHIN-DAIWA KOGYO CO. LTD./ MADE IN JAPAN'/ MOLDED IN GAS CAP: '[JAPANESE CHARACTERS]/ GAS OIL/ 25:1'
Missing: From CA of 06/29/1999 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete
Finish: BASE: SHINY METAL/ GAS TANK: LIGHT YELLOW WITH RED CAP/ MOTOR UNFINISHED METAL WITH RED GLOSS PAINTED PARTS
Decoration: N/A

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Shin-Daiwa Co. Ltd., Pump, water, circa 1978–1996, Artifact no. 1996.0403, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1996.0403.001/

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