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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1989
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0452.001

MANUFACTURER: CO-SON Industries
MODEL: BLIZZARD WIZARD BB
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 BRASS, SYNTHETIC/.2 SYNTHETIC, BRASS/.3 SYNTHETIC, ALLOY/.4 BRASS AND OTHER METAL/.5 BRASS

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: 7.0 cm
Height: 15.0 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: CO SON
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF DEVICE USED FROM THE LATE 1980S TO PRESENT
Canada: DEVELOPED AND MANUFACTURED IN CANADA.
Function: USED TO INJECT FIRE FOAM CONCENTRATE INTO A PUMP HOSELINE AND THEN GENERATE FOAM THROUGH THE USE OF AIR ASPIRATING NOZZLES. THE FOAM IS USED TO COAT TREES TO FORM A FIRE BREAK, FOR INITIAL FLAME KNOCKDOWN, OR FOR MOP-UP OPERATIONS. [REF 1]
Technical: THE MODEL BB IS A "ROUND THE PUMP" TYPE PROPORTIONER DESIGNED FOR USE IN THE FORESTRY INDUSTRY. IT IS MOST COMMONLY INSTALLED ON THE WAJAX MARK III FORESTRY PUMP BUT MAY BE USED ON ANY PUMP OF THE SAME GENERAL CLASSIFICATION. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 PRINTING ON LABEL INCLUDES: 'Blizzard Wizard/ Foam Mixer/ MADE IN/ CANADA/ Model BB/ OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS/ FLUSH THOR[?]GHLY WITH/ CLEAN WATER AFTER USE/ STORE IN OFF POSITION/ Manufactured by/ CO-SON INDUSTRIES/ OTTAWA, CANADA/ (613) 733-5348'/.2 NO MARKINGS/.3 DYNO-TAPE: 'BLIZZARD WIZARD MF 32'/.4 MOLDED IN BODY: 'BLIZZARD/ WIZARD'/.5 NO MARKINGS
Missing: NOT COMPLETE AS PER MANUAL OR ADVERTISEMENT IN S.I. FILE
Finish: .1 PAINTED GLOSS BLACK WITH ORANGE LABEL AND BLACK PRINTING;.2 ORANGE GLOSS PAINT;.3 ORANGE GLOSS PAINT;.4 BLACK MATTE PAINT;.5 LACQUERED
Decoration: N/A

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CO-SON Industries, Foam kit, 1989, Artifact no. 1996.0452, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0452.001/

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