Pump, water

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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL/BACKPACK/POLYETHELYNE
DATE: 1961
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0437.001

MANUFACTURER: Wajax Equipment Ltd.
MODEL: OT-3
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: TANK: POLYETHELYNE; PUMP: BRASS; HARNESS: CANVAS WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 44.0 cm
Width: 35.0 cm
Height: 59.0 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: Wajax
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S
Canada: MADE IN CANADA BY A CANADIAN COMPANY
Function: USED TO FIGHT SMALL FIRES IN REMOTE LOCATIONS WHERE WATER IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE
Technical: LIGHT WEIGHT BACK PACK PUMPS DEVELOPED TO ASSIST IN THE FIGHTING OF FIRES IN REMOTE INACCESSIBLE LOCATIONS. SYNTHETIC TANK IS CORROSION PROOF AND LIGHT WEIGHT.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STAMPED IN PUMP SHAFT: 'WAJAX - PUMP/ PATENTED CANADA 1961/ PATENTED USA 1961'/ STENCILLED ON FRONT: 'P.N.F.I.'/ MOLDED IN TANK: 'WAJAX'/ SCRATCHED INTOP: 'Dept/ of/ Forestry/ 64-8'/ HANDWRITTEN ON TOP: 'K.369.16'
Missing: INNER WATER FILTER
Finish: TANK ORANGE; HARNESS WHITE; HOSE ORANGE; PUMP LACQUERED WITH ONE SECTION PAINTED GLOSS ORANGE
Decoration: N/A

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Wajax Equipment Ltd., Pump, water, circa 1961, Artifact no. 1996.0437, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0437.001/

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