Testing machine, hose abrasion
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1952
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0474.001
- MANUFACTURER
- P.N.F.I.
- MODEL
- HOME BUILT
- LOCATION
- Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- WOODEN BASE/ METAL WORKING PARTS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 103.0 cm
- Width
- 44.0 cm
- Height
- 27.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Forestry
- Category
- Fire fighting
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- PNFI
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Chalk River
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- USED IN THE 1950S
- Canada
-
PART OF THE EQUIPMENT USED AT THE PNFI FOR RESEARCH. CANADA HAS BEEN A WORLD LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT & TESTING OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT & THE FEDERAL FORESTRY SERVICE, OF WHICH PNFI WAS THE KEYSTONE ESTABLISHMENT, HAS PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING SPECS. & TESTING THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY* - Function
-
USED TO TEST THE DURABILITY OF FIRE HOSES. - Technical
-
THIS MACHINE CONSISTS OF A 10" MILL FILE DRIVEN BY AN ELECTRIC-POWERED RECIPROCATING MECHANISM. THE FILE WAS USED TO ABRADE THE TEST HOSE PIECE TO DETERMINE THE DURABILITY OF THE HOSE. THIS WAS IMPORTANT FOR THE SELECTION OF HOSES USED FOR FOREST FIRE FIGHTING UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS. [REF1&2] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NO MARKINGS
- Missing
- POWER SOURCE; AND PROBABLY OTHER PARTS
- Finish
- BASE UNFINISHED WOOD; BLACK GLOSS PAINT ON PARTS OF METAL AS WELL AS RED GLOSS PAINT ON FLYWHEEL
- Decoration
- N/A
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P.N.F.I., Testing machine, hose abrasion, 1952, Artifact no. 1996.0474, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0474.001/
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