Tank, pressure

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0409.001

MANUFACTURER: MARSHALLTOWN MFG. CO.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Iowa, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM BODY; STEEL AND BRASS CONNECTING PIPES; GLASS COVER OVER GAUGE; SYNTHETIC WHEELS

Dimensions

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

Length: 73.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 29.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Forestry
Category: Fire fighting
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: MARSHALLTOWN
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Iowa
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
Canada: USED AS PART OF THE RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT PNFI. CANADA HAS BEEN A WORLD LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT & TESTING OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND THE FEDERAL FORESTRY SERVICE, OF WHICH PNFI WAS THE KEYSTONE ESTABLISHMENT, HAS PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONS & TESTING THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY [REF 1].
Function: USED AS A PRESSURE ACCUMULATOR FOR TESTING FIRE HOSES. [REF 1]
Technical: SINCE WATER PUMPS USED FOR FOREST FIGHTING COULD NOT BUILD UP ENOUGH PRESSURE TO TEST FIRE HOSES, THIS DEVICE WAS NECESSARY FOR HIGH PRESSURE HOSE TESTING. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED IN BODY: 'HOSE DRAIN/ PATENT PENDING/ 125/ SER. NO'/ PRINTED ON INSIDE OF VALVE KNOB: 'Toyo Valve Co. Ltd. MADE IN JAPAN'/ PRINTED ON GAUGE PLATE: 'MARSHALLTOWN/ IOWA USA/ MFG. CO.' '[SCALE 0 TO 1000]'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETER
Finish: PAINTED SILVER
Decoration: N/A

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MARSHALLTOWN MFG. CO., Tank, pressure, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1996.0409, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0409.001/

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