Blender, chemical

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OBJECT TYPE: AUTOMATIC/STANDPIPE & FIRE TRUCK
DATE: 1950
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0479.001

MANUFACTURER: HYDRA-CLENE CORP. OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: HYDROBLENDER
LOCATION: Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: ALUMINUM BASE AND TOP AND SUPPORT RODS/ SYNTHETIC BODY

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: 18.0 cm
Height: 78.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Industrial Technology
Category: Industrial equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HYDRA CLENE
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Cornwall

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1980S [SEE MKGS] BUT THIS TYPE MFG FROM THE 1950S
Canada: THIS TYPE OF DEVICE WAS MANUFACTURED AND USED WIDELY IN CANADA.
Function: USED WHEN ATTACHED TO A MAIN OR PUMP AND A FIRE HOSE TO MIX WATER AND SPECIAL CAPSULES TO LOWER THE SURFACE TENSION OF WATER TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE FIREFIGHTING AGENT WHICH IS THEN SPRAYED ON A FIRE. [REF 1]
Technical: THE BLENDER WAS USED TO DILUTE CAPSULES IN WATER BY CIRCULATING WATER THROUGH THE CAPUSLE'S COMPARTMENT BEFORE RUNNING IT INTO HOSES. BLENDER CAPACITY IS TWO CAPSULES WHICH TREAT A MINIMUM OF 1000 AMERICAN GALLONS OF WATER. [REF 2]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: STICKER AFFIXED TO BODY: 'ACCEPTED/ BY DATE/ OCT 30 1981'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: METAL BASE AND TOP PAINTED RED GLOSS/ BODY IS YELLOWISH IN COLOUR
Decoration: N/A

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HYDRA-CLENE CORP. OF CANADA LTD., Blender, chemical, circa 1950, Artifact no. 1996.0479, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0479.001/

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