Fire engine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- PUMPER/OPEN CAB/CENTRIFUGAL PUMP/1000 GPM
- DATE
- 1931
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1979.0636.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SEAGRAVE FIRE ENGINE LTD.
- MODEL
- STANDARD/1000 GPM
- LOCATION
- St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 67910
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, RUBBER, LEATHER, FIBRE, WOOD
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 696.0 cm
- Width
- 226.0 cm
- Height
- 222.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Fire Fighting
- Category
- Fire engines
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- SEAGRAVE
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- St. Catharines
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Quebec
- Period
- THIS FIRE ENGINE USED 1931+
- Canada
-
ONE OF FEW TRUCK MFD. AT ST.CATHERINES PLANT (1930-1935, SEAGRAVE FIRE ENGINE LTD. SEAGRAVE VEHICLES WERE WIDELY USED BY CANADIAN FIRE DEPARTMENTS: THE FIRST 3 SEAGRAVE MOTORIZED VEHICLES IN CANADA WERE PURCHASED BY THE CITY OF VANCOUVER IN 1907. - Function
-
USED TO TRANSPORT PERSONNEL & EQUIPMENT TO THE SITE OF A FIRE, AND TO PUMP AND DIRECT WATER ONTO A FIRE IN ORDER TO SUPPRESS/EXTINGUISH IT. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- ON FRONT 'SEAGRAVE FIRE ENGINES/ LIMITED/ ST. CATHERINES, ONT.'/ IN LARGE LETTERS ON SIDE OF HOOD 'S.I.Q.', LARGE '12' ON SIDE OF TANK/ CREST ON SIDE '...ON DE DIEU FERAY VALOIR/ CITE DE QUEBEC'/ PLAQUE (SOME PTS OVER IT) 'ROAD [?]UT - PUMP/ OPERAT[?] TH TRANSMISSION/ GEAR [?] 3RD SPEED ONLY'/ DECAL ON SIDE INCLUDES CHART TITLED 'TABLES D'ALINERLATION EXPLIQUANT LA PRESSION REQUISE/ POUR DIFFERENT GENRES DE LANCES' & 'REMARQUES:/ TOUJOURS AJOUTER 100/ LIVRES AU TOTAL OBLENU./ L: LONGUEURS DE BOY[?]UX/ ECHELLE AERIENNE ET/ GIRAFFE:/ MEME TABLE, MAIS IL FAUT AJOU-/ TER 30 LIVRES AU TOTAL OBTENU./ IMPORTANT: A CHAQUE ELEVATION DE 10/ PIEDS FAUT AJOUTER 5 LIVRES/ SUPPLEMENTAIRES POUR COMPEN/ SER L'ELEVATION'
- Missing
- UNKNOWN. BELL & TOOL BOX ARE MISSING.
- Finish
- PAINTED WHITE WITH GOLD & BLUE DECORATION, SOME PTS BLACK, SOME HAVE CHROME-LIKE FINISH/ BLACK HOSES/ BACK PLATFORM PAINTED SILVER COLOUR
- Decoration
- EDGING OF GOLD STRIPE BORDERED BY BLACK LINES, THINNER BLUE LINE CLOSE TO THEM/ CITY OF QUEBEC CREST ON SIDE/ '12' ON SIDE IS IN GOLD COLOUR WITH BLUE 'SHADOW' BEHIND/ DECORATIVE ENTWINED DESIGN ON FRONT FENDERS
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