Mixer, foam

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1988
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0455.001

MANUFACTURER: FLOW-MIX INC.
MODEL: 500
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1015
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM AND OTHER METAL; SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 46.0 cm
Width: 30.0 cm
Height: 70.0 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: FLOW MIX
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1980S UP TO THE PRESENT
Canada: IN CANADA THIS TYPE OF MIXER IS USED MAINLY IN NEW BRUNSWICK - 60 UNITS ARE CURRENTLY IN OPERATION, 9 PORTABLE AND OTHERS MOUNTED ON PUMPER TRUCKS OR TRAILERS.
Function: USED WHEN ATTACHED TO A FIRE HOSE TO MIX WATER AND CHEMICALS TO PRODUCE A FOAM WHICH IS SPRAYED ON SURFACES TO FORM A FIRE BREAK, FOR INITIAL FLAME KNOCK-DOWN, OR FOR MOP-UP OPERATIONS. [REF 1]
Technical: FOAM UNITS WERE AND REMAIN A COMMON ITEM USED IN FOREST FIRE SUPPRESSION [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PLATE ON BODY: 'FLOW-MIX/ INC./ MODEL 500/ PAT. PEND./ S/N 1015/ DISTRIBUTED BY ROBWEN, INC./ LOS ANGELES, CA 213-665-5633'/ ON SIDE: 'REFILL/ FOAM/ OFF'/ ON DIAL: '.2.4.6.8 1.0'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: PAINTED BLACK GLOSS PAINT
Decoration: N/A

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FLOW-MIX INC., Mixer, foam, circa 1988, Artifact no. 1996.0455, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0455.001/

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