Thrower, flame
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- OBJECT TYPE
- MANUAL/KEROSENE/LOW PRESSURE
- DATE
- 1952
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0423.001
- MANUFACTURER
- FIRE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT CO.
- MODEL
- FEDCO FLAME THROWER
- LOCATION
- Santa Rosa, California, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL BODY; SYNTHETIC HOSES; CLOTH STRAPS WITH METAL HARDWARE; ALUMINUM HANDLE AND TORCH; GLASS GAUGE COVER; BRASS CONNECTIONS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 36.0 cm
- Width
- 30.0 cm
- Height
- 58.0 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
- FIRE
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- California
- City
- Santa Rosa
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- PROBABLY USED FROM THE 1950S UP TO THE PRESENT
- Canada
-
EXAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY 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 SPECIFICATIONS & TESTING THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY[REF. 2] - Function
-
USED TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES IN SLASH-FIRING AND PRESCRIBED BURNING WHERE AN EXTREMEMLY HOT FIRE IS REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY [REF 2] - Technical
-
AS IT IS DESIGNED TO FIRE COLD DIESEL THERE ARE NO CARBON CLOGGING PROBLEMS. OPERATES SATISFACTORILY UNDER ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MOLDED IN TORCH HANDLE: 'FEDCO FLAME THROWER/ U.S. PAT. NO. 2601893/ FIRE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT CO./ SANTA ROSA/ CALIF. U.S.A.'/ DYNOTAPE ON TOP OF BODY: 'KEROSENE'/ STENCILLED ON BODY: 'P.N.F.I.'/ PRINTED ON GAUGE FACE: 'PRESSURE/ 0 [TO] 60'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE From CA of 06/29/1999 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete.
- Finish
- BODY PAINTED GLOSS RED/ WHITE STRAPS/ TORCH & HANDLE PAINTED GLOSS BLACK
- Decoration
- N/A
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FIRE EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT CO., Thrower, flame, after 1952, Artifact no. 1996.0423, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0423.001/
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