Fire engine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PISTON PUMP/HORSE-DRAWN/CROSS-BRAKE
- DATE
- 1810
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1967.0039.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Hadley & Simpkin
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- London, England
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON; WOOD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 269.3 cm
- Width
- 134.6 cm
- Height
- 160.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- 227.0
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Fire Fighting
- Category
- Fire engines
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Hadley Simpkin
- Country
- England
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- London
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- THIS PUMPER USED C. 1810 +
- Canada
-
IN EARLY 1800S SELECTED CANADIAN CITIES WERE GIVEN THIS TYPE OF FIRE ENGINE PUMPER BY BRITISH FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES. THISEXAMPLE MAY HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED IN THIS MANNER. - Function
-
USED TO PUMP AND DIRECT WATER ONTO FIRE, TO SUPPRESS/EXTINGUISH FLAMES. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF VERY EARLY FIRE ENGINE EMPLOYING METAL VALVES (CHARLES SIMPKIN, C. 1792). HADLEY & SIMPKIN ARRANGED HANDLES ON THEIR ENGINES THAT COULD BE FOLDED UP DURING TRANSPORT (C. 1820), AND FITTED SPRINGS TO THE ENGINE CARRIAGE. THIS MODEL PERMITTED A SECOND CREW TO TREAD PUMP, THEREBY INCREASING THE NORMAL WATER DELIVERY. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- N/A
- Missing
- UNKNOWN
- Finish
- RED & BLACK, WITH GOLD TRIM.
- Decoration
- N/A
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