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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL/CENTRIFUGAL PUMP/1.5 IN.
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0413.001

MANUFACTURER: Wajax Equipment Ltd.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM AND BRONZE

Dimensions

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

Length: 33.0 cm
Width: 8.5 cm
Height: 6.0 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: Wajax
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED FROM THE 1960S TO THE PRESENT
Canada: MANUFACTURED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO PRIME CENTRIFUGAL PUMP PRIOR TO ATTACHING DISCHARGE HOSE BUT WITH SUCTION HOSE AND FOOT VALVE ATTACHED. [REF 1]
Technical: WILL PRIME PUMP AT 8 FT. LIFT IN LESS THAN 20 SECONDS. CAN BE EFFECTIVELY USED TO PRIME PUMPS IN LIFTS OVER 20 FT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECALS (BADLY PEELED OFF) 'WAJAX [LOGO]/ FOREST FIRE FIGHTING/ EQUIPMENT/ Supplied by/ WAJAX EQUIPME[?]'/ INSTRUCTION DECALS TOO DETERIORATED TO READ/ DYNOTAPE: 'FFRI-165'
Missing: N/A
Finish: PAINTED GLOSS ORANGE - BADLY PEELED
Decoration: N/A

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Wajax Equipment Ltd., Primer, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1996.0413, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0413.001/

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