Nozzle, hose
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,
1996.0405.001
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
- FOG TIP
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0405.001
- MANUFACTURER
- GRINNELL
- MODEL
- FLAME BUSTER
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- BRASS BASE; ALUMINUM APPLICATOR; BRASS TIP
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 117.0 cm
- Width
- 11.0 cm
- Height
- 11.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Fire Fighting
- Category
- Accessory equipment
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- GRINNELL
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- PROBABLY FROM THE 1970S
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF NOZZLE USED & TESTED AT THE PNFI. CANADA HAS BEEN A WORLD LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT & TESTING OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT & THE FEDERAL FORESTRY SERVICE, OF WHICH PNFI WAS THE KEYSTONE ESTABLISHMENT, HAS PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING SPECS. & TESTING IN VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY [REF 2] - Function
-
USED TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF WATER FROM A FIRE HOSE EITHER AS A FOG OR STRAIGHT STREAM. - Technical
-
THE APPLICATOR AND NOZZLE HEAD ALLOWS THE PRODUCTION OF A SOLID, CIRCULAR PATTERN, LONG RANGE SPRAY, WHICH PROVIDES EXCELLENT COVERAGE OVER A LARGE AREA. VALUABLE FOR KNOCKING DOWNINTENSELY HOT FIRES, PROVIDE PERSONNEL PROTECTION AND FACILITATE CONTROL. [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MOLDED IN HANDLE: 'FLAME BUSTER' 'GRINNELL'/ SCRATCHED ON BASE: 'FB'/ STAMPED ON APPLICATOR BASE COUPLER: 'G [IN TRIANGLE'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- LACQUERED
- Decoration
- N/A
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
GRINNELL, Nozzle, hose, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1996.0405, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0405.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.