Hose, suction

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OBJECT TYPE: 2 IN. X 8 FT./500 P.S.I.
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0422.001

MANUFACTURER: Watson Jack & Co. Ltd.
MODEL: CRUSHPROOF
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: HOSE - TREATED CANVAS WITH METAL RINGS/ BRASS COUPLINGS/ ALUMINUM STRAINER

Dimensions

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

Length: 264.0 cm
Width: 10.0 cm
Height: N/A
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: Ontario
Period: THIS ONE PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S
Canada: EXAMPLE OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO TRANSPORT WATER FROM A SOURCE TO A DESIRED DESTINATION WHEN CONNECTED TO A CENTRIFUGAL PUMP. CAN ALSO BE USED TO COUPLE TWO PUMPS IN TANDEM BUT WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE STRAINER FROM ONE END [REF 2]
Technical: IS CAPABLE OF WITHSTANDING SUCTION AS WELL AS DISCHARGE PRESSURES UP TO 500 P.S.I.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED IN COUPLINGS: 'WAJAX'/ STAMPED ON ONECOUPLING: 'L & F 44'/ LABEL IN CENTRE OF HOSE: 'SPECIAL/ WAJAX/ [?]ION HOSE/ WAT[?]ON [?] CO. LTD. MONTREAL'/ LABEL AFFIXED TO HOSE INCLUDES: 'MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES/ [?]FIRE CACHE/ 1580 WEST ARTHUR STREET/ THUNDER BAY ONTARIO/ TO: Petawawa National Forestry Institute...'/ ON STRAINER: 'WAJAX 5323 2547'/ SCRATCHED ON STRAINER: 'MNR'
Missing: N/A
Finish: HOSE - BLACK WITH ORANGE STRIP ON EITHER END/ STAINER - UNFINISHED
Decoration: N/A

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