Detector, heat

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0263.001

MANUFACTURER: INTERSTATE ENGINEERING CORP.
MODEL: VANGUARD/V210-25 FT
LOCATION: Anaheim, California, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 6
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL EXTERIOR, SENSOR, PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 25.4 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: INTERSTATE
Country: United States of America
State/Province: California
City: Anaheim

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1960'S
Canada: TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY USED IN CANADA SINCE AT LEAST 1959 TO PROTECT HOMES FROM FIRE.
Function: SYSTEM OF COMBINED SENSORS & ALARM BELLS INSTALLED IN RESIDENCE WHICH SOUND ALARM WHEN FIRE BEGINS BY SENSING HEAT.
Technical: ALARM SYSTEM WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE DETECTOR BASED ON MELTING POINT OF METAL SENSOR.EACH EMERGENCY BELL CONTAINS LINK WITH WITH LOW MELTING POINT METAL FUSE. WHEN TEMPERATURE REACH CERTAIN LEVEL, IT MELTS LINK PARTS WHICH ACTIVATES CLOCK-LIKE MECHANISM WHICH CAUSES ALARM TO SOUND AUTOMATICALLY.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 BLACK & GOLD LETTERING ON LABEL READS "VANGUARD PROTECTION SYSTEM", "MODEL V210-25 FT/ INTERSTATE ENGINEERING CORP. 522 E. VERMONT ANAHEIM, CALIF." WITH PATENT INFO./.2-.6 SAME LABEL EXCEPT "MODEL V2-25 FT"/.1-.6 INCISED LETTERING ON FRONT SENSOR READS "THIS SIDE OUT/ 136F"
Missing: .4 WALL MOUNTING BRACKET
Finish: COATED GREY EXTERIOR
Decoration: N/A

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