Extinguisher
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MANUAL/PUMP/2 GAL.
- DATE
- 1970–1979
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0594.001
- MANUFACTURER
- General Fireguard Corp. Ltd.
- MODEL
- QUICK AID A704
- LOCATION
- Windsor, 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/ BRASS PLATE/ SYNTHETIC HOSE/ STEEL HANGERS
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
- 21.0 cm
- Height
- 70.5 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
- General Fireguard
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Windsor
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- 1970'S & 1980'S
- Canada
-
MADE & USED IN CANADA - Function
-
USED TO EXTINGUISH SMALL FIRES, USUALLY INDOORS, BUT NOT ELECTRICAL FIRES. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PLATES READ IN PART: 'GENERAL/ MODEL/ QUICK AID/ A704/ FIRE GUARD/ SAFETY PHLARE PUMP/ THE GENERAL FIREGUARD CORP., LTD./ WINDSOR, ONTARIO/ MONTREAL TORONTO WINNIPEG/ NOT FOR ELECTRICAL FIRES/ FOR USE/ OPERATE PUMP/ [MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS]/ FM CAPACITY 2 GALS. GE'/ 'Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada/ INSPECTED/ 2 1/2 GALLON PUMP TANK EXTINGUISHER/ CLASSIFICATION A-1 NO. 157099C'/ LABEL ON SIDE: 'DAVIDSON/ FIRE/ EXTINGUISHERS/ 144 PERCY ST. - OTTAWA/ 235-1629/ DATE CHECKED/[HANDWRITTEN:] Mar 74/ July 79/ Nov 82/ Bytown'
- Missing
- CHEMICAL CONTENTS
- Finish
- LACQUERED COPPER/ RED PAINTED PUMP HANDLE & TOP OF EXTINGUISHER/ RED HOSE
- Decoration
- N/A
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General Fireguard Corp. Ltd., Extinguisher, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1991.0594, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1991.0594.001/
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