Pump, water

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OBJECT TYPE: ELECTRIC/RECIPROCATING
DATE: 1928
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.0599.001

MANUFACTURER: NATIONAL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD.
MODEL: PEERLESS 300 5A
LOCATION: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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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 PUMP BODY (CYLINDER), DRIVE WHEEL & BASE. BRONZE PISTON, PACKING NUT, CRANK, PISTON ROD & BEARINGS. STEEL HARDWARE, ELECTRIC MOTOR & IDLER PULLEY. LEATHER BELT & MOTOR PAD. COPPER MAGNET WIRE FIELD WINDINGS IN MOTOR

Dimensions

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

Length: 72.0 cm
Width: 28.0 cm
Height: 92.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Miscellaneous
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: NATIONAL EQUIPMENT
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Toronto

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS TYPE OF PUMP USED BETWEEN C.1928-1938
Canada: PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500 ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THELARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992.
Function: TO MOVE WATER FOR STORAGE IN TANK OR OTHER HOLDING SYSTEM
Technical: TYPICAL OF PUMPS USED ON CANADIAN FARMS MID TO LATE 1920S TO MID 1930S. WHILE THE PUMP APPARATUS WAS MFD. IN TORONTO, THE DAYTON OHIO-MADE MOTOR OPERATED ON 60-CYCLES: TORONTO & SOUTHERN ONTARIO USED 25-CYCLE POWER SERVICE PRIOR TO 1946. PRESUMABLY, THEN, THIS UNIT DESIGNED FOR SALE IN WESTERN & EASTERN CANADA, POSS. USA.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: 'NO. 300/ 5A' & 'Peerless/ WATER SERVICE/ SYSTEMS/ NATIONAL EQUIPMENT CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON PUMP STAND/ 'PEERLESS/ WATER/ SYSTEMS/ 300-A/ NATIONAL/ EQUIPMENT/ CO. LIMITED/ TORONTO' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON PUMP HEAD. PLATE ON ELECTRIC MOTOR READS: 'MASTERMOTOR/ ALTERNATING CURRENT/ TYPE RA/ FRAME 5817 STYLE FL 4/ H.P. 1/6 VOLTS 110 AMPS. 4.72/ CYCLE 60 PHASE 1 R.P.M. 1725/ SERIAL NO. 3050568/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THE MASTER ELECTRIC CO. DAYTON, O., U.S.A./ PATENTS PENDING'
Missing: NONE
Finish: CAST METAL STAND, PUMP HEAD & HOSE FITTING, FLYWHEEL & MISC. COMPONENTS PAINTED DRAB GREEN/ BLACK MOTOR CASING. DARK BROWN TO BLACK LEATHER BELT & PAD UNDER MOTOR
Decoration: N/A

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NATIONAL EQUIPMENT CO. LTD., Pump, water, circa 1928, Artifact no. 1992.0599, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.0599.001/

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