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- OBJECT TYPE
- ELECTRICAL/FIRE
- DATE
- 1945–1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0554.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- STEEL AND BRASS
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 25.5 cm
- Width
- 15.0 cm
- Height
- 7.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Fire Fighting
- Category
- Alarms
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS BELL WAS MOUNTED IN THE BASEMENT OF A HOUSE IN OTTAWA (71 ORIN ST.) FROM THE 1940S TO 1966
- Canada
-
PART OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM DEVELOPED & PATENTED BY GUARD-X OF MONTREAL IN THE 1940S. IT MANUFACTURED & SOLD THE CARBONTETRACHLORIDE GRENADE SYSTEM OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR MAINLY INDUSTRIAL USE IN EASTERN CANADA UNTIL THE SYSTEM WAS DECLARED DANGEROUS & BANNED IN THE 1950S - Function
-
USED AS A SIGNAL TO WARN PEOPLE THAT THERE IS AN UNWANTED FIRE BURNING - Technical
-
THIS BELL WAS PART OF AN "AUTOMATIC" FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. IT WAS WIRED TO AN ELECTRICAL BOX WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO 11EXTINGUISHER MOUNTINGS. THESE HAD FUSIBLE LINKS WHICH MELTED WHEN A PRESET TEMPERATURE WAS EXCEEDED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED A CONNECTION WAS MADE BY WHICH A SWITCH OPENED SENDING A CURRENT TO THE BELL. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- MOLDED IN BASE COVER: 'L'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- BASE IS PAINTED GLOSS BLACK/ GONG IS CHROMED
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Bell, circa 1945–1955, Artifact no. 1996.0554, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0554.001/
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