General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL CASING & PARTS SYNTHETIC PARTS/ GLASS ROD

Dimensions

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

Length

11.7 cm

Width

8.0 cm

Height

6.1 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Fire Fighting

Category

Alarms

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

EDWARDS

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Owen Sound

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

UP TO 1990S

Canada

CANADIAN OR AMERICAN MADE FIRE ALARM EQUIPMENT USED TO PROTECT ONE OF COLLECTION STORAGE AREAS OF NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.

Function

WALL MOUNTED DEVICE THAT ACTIVATES FIRE ALARM BELLS & FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM TO SIGNAL PRESENCE OF FIRE WHEN ITSELF MANUALLY ACTUATED, USUALLY RESULTING IN EVACUATION OF BUILDING & SUMMONING OF FIRE DEPT.

Technical

PART OF 1980S FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM OF LARGE BUILDING, CONSISTING OF SMOKE & HEAT SENSORS, PULL-STATIONS, ALARM BELLS, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CAST LETTERING IN INTERIOR READS "EDWARDS/ NORWALK, CONN. U.S.A./ OWEN SOUND, ONT., CAN/ PAT. NO. 2726381"/ INCISED LETTERING ON INSIDE BACK READS "NON CODED FIRE ALARM BOX/ ALARM OR TEST/ 120 VAC 3A/ 24VAC/DC 3A/ CANADIAN/ PAT. NO./ 529,645/ U.S. PAT. NOS. D-168,149/ D-168-150"/ LABEL ON OUTSIDE READS "UND. LAB. OF CAN. LISTED MANUAL BOX/ (NONCODED)/ FIRE ALARM/ ISSUE NO. 12260 C/ FOR INDOOR LOCATION ONLY/ EDWARDS"/ RAISED GREY LETTERING ON EXTERIOR FRONT READS "PULL/ IN CASE/ OF/ FIRE"

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

PAINTED GLOSSY RED/ BLACK SYNTHETIC/ GOLD COLOURED & METALLIC PARTS/ COLOURLESS TRANSPARENT GLASS

Decoration

4 CAST GREY VERTICAL STRIPES ON CASING/ CAST EDWARDS LOGO ON EXTERIOR FRONT & IN INTERIOR