Extinguisher
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1991.0593.001
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- MANUAL/PUMP/2.5 GAL
- DATE
- 1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0593.001
- MANUFACTURER
- LaFrance Fire Engine & Foamite of Canada Ltd.
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- COPPER TANK/ SHEET BRASS (?) LABELS/ ALUMINUM (?) PUMP/ SYNTHETIC HOSE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.0 cm
- Width
- 25.0 cm
- Height
- 66.0 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
- Lafrance
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- 1970'S
- Canada
-
MADE FOR CANADIAN CO. TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF SMALL FIRE EXTINGUISHER AVAILABLE FOR USE IN CANADA AT THE TIME. - Function
-
USED TO EXTINGUISH SMALL FIRES, USUALLY INDOORS - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- LABELS READ IN PART: 'LA FRANCE/ ANTI-FREEZING/ 2 1/2 GAL. PUMP TYPE/ FIRE EXTINGUISHER/ LAFRANCE FIRE ENGINE AND FOAMITE LTD./ OF CANADA/ TORONTO MADE IN U.S.A. ONT./ FOR FIRE/ "RELEASE HANDLE LOCK" TURN LEFT/ OPERATE PUMP AND DIRECT/ STEAM WITH NOZZLE/ [INSTRUCTIONS FOR TESTING & CONTENTS]'/ 'Underwriters' Laboratories, Inc./ INSPECTED/ 2 1/2 GALLON PUMP TANK EXTINGUISHER/ CLASSIFICATION A-1NO. 692568'/ ON PUMP '309'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- LACQUERED COPPER TANK/ LABELS: GOLD & RED
- Decoration
- N/A
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
LaFrance Fire Engine & Foamite of Canada Ltd., Extinguisher, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1991.0593, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0593.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.
More Like This
1991.0593.001
