Adapter, hose

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OBJECT TYPE: WYE/1 INTO 2 OR 2 INTO 1
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0460.001

MANUFACTURER: Wajax
MODEL: SA-2
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: LIGHT ALLOY AND BRASS; RUBBER GASKETS

Dimensions

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

Length: 22.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 14.0 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: Wajax
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED FROM THE 1970S
Canada: DEVELOPED, MANUFACTURED AND TESTED IN CANADA
Function: USED ON A HOSE OR HOSES TO CHANGE A SINGLE FLOW TO A DOUBLE FLOW OR A DOUBLE FLOW INTO A SINGLE FLOW.
Technical: BRASS SWIVEL NUT ROTATES ON BALL BEARINGS FOR EASE OF CONNECTION AND TO MINIMIZE CROSS THREADS. WILL WITHSTAND 600 P.S.I. TEST PRESSURE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 MOLDED IN METAL: 'WAJAX/ SA2' 'A 2493 [2 TIMES]'/ STAMPED IN BOTTOM: 'A2491 [2 TIMES]'/ STAMPED IN COUPLINGS: 'WAJAX NPSH ILC'/ SCRATCHED ON ONE HANDLE: 'PNFI'/.2 MOLDED IN METAL: 'WAJAX/ SA2' 'A2493 [2 TIMES]'/ STAMPED IN BOTTOM: 'A2491 [2 TIMES]'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: .1 PAINTED GLOSS RED;.2 PAINTED GLOSS ORANGE
Decoration: N/A

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Wajax, Adapter, hose, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1996.0460, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0460.001/

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