Pump, water

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OBJECT TYPE: VERTICAL/1 STAGE/CENTRIFUGAL
DATE: 1970–1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0429.001

MANUFACTURER: Waterous Co.
MODEL: FLOTO-PUMP
LOCATION: St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 5974
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM PUMP CASING; STEEL GAS TANK; ALUMINUM PIPE; SYNTHETIC ENGINE AND PUMP PARTS; POLYETHYLENE FLOAT WITH POLYURETHANE FOAM

Dimensions

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

Length: 76.0 cm
Width: 55.0 cm
Height: 43.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Fire Fighting
Category: Extinguishers
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Waterous
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Minnesota
City: St. Paul

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S AND 1980S
Canada: CANADA HAS BEEN A WORLD LEADER N THE DEVELOPMENT & TESTING OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND THE FEDERAL FORESTRYSERVICE, OF WHICH PNFI WAS THE KEYSTONE ESTABLISHMENT, HAS PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONS & TESTING THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY. [REF 3]
Function: USED TO PUMP SURFACE WATER TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES IN REMOTE LOCATIONS.
Technical: WEIGHS LESS THAN 50 POUNDS, IS SELF-PRIMING, AND OPERATES IN AS LITTLE AS SIX INCHES OF WATER [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECAL ON FLOAT: 'FLOTO-PUMP/ WATEROUS/ SO. ST. PAUL. MINN. U.S.A./ SERIAL NO. 5974'/ MFG'S PLATE ON ENGINE: 'Power Bee/ 2-CYCLE ENGINE BY CHRYSLER/ OUTBOARD CORP./ ENGINE/ MODEL 82029 ENGINE/ SERIAL 3682/ HARTFORD, WISCONSIN, U.S.A.'/ MOLDED IN FLOAT: 'WATEROUS'/ DECAL ON TANK: 'FUEL MIX OIL GAS/ 1/3 PINT 1 GALLON/ 1 PINT 3 GALLONS/ 1 QUART 6 GALLONS/ USE GOOD GRADE 30 OR 40 MOTOR OIL & REGULAR GAS'/ MOLDED IN HANDLE: 'WATEROUS'/ MOLDED IN BASE: '80749'
Missing: From CA of 06/29/1999 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: PUMP AND GAS TANK PAINTED GLOSS ORANGE; ORANGE FLOAT
Decoration: N/A

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Waterous Co., Pump, water, between 1970–1979, Artifact no. 1996.0429, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0429.001/

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