Thrower, flame

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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL/DIESEL OIL/HIGH PRESSURE
DATE: 1949
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0476.001

MANUFACTURER: HJORTH, B.A. & CO.
MODEL: PRIMUS 550
LOCATION: Sweden

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General Information

Serial #: 784
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 STEEL BODY; WOODEN HANDLE; LEATHER STRAPS/.2 BRASS FLAME TUBE

Dimensions

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

Length: 140.0 cm
Width: 40.0 cm
Height: 78.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Land improvement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: HJORTH
Country: Sweden
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1970S AND 1980S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY
Function: USED FOR FOREST FIRE CONTROL; FIRE HAZARD REDUCTION; AGRICULTURAL & LAND CLEARING; AND FOREST MANAGEMENT - PRESCRIBED BURNING, FOREST SANITATION & PEST CONTROL, AND AS A SILVICULTURAL TOOL ESSENTIAL TO REGENERATE SOME SPECIES IN LIMITED AREAS.
Technical: EQUIPPED WITH CARRYING HARNESS SO CAN BE CARRIED EASILY TO REMOTE REGIONS. DESIGN IS BASED ON PROJECTING A STREAM OF DIESEL OIL, THROUGH AN OPEN FLAME WHICH IGNITES THEVAPORS SURROUNDING THIS JET & DEPOSITING THIS FLAMING OIL ON MATERIALS TO BE CONSUMED. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFG'S PLATE: 'REG'D TRADE MARK/ PRIMUS/ TILLVERKARE/ A/B B.A. HJORTH & CO. SWEDEN/ No 550/ Total volym 22 lit/ Vatskevolym 15 lit/ Arbetstryck 4 kg. c/m2/ Provtryck 12 " "/ Tillverknings no. 784/ Tillverkningsar 1949/ Knotrollant sign. 275/ Besiktigad den 28/5/ OBS ENDAST FOR FOTOGEN OBS'/ STENCILLED ON SIDE: 'DF'/ PRINTED ON GAUGE FACE: '0 [TO] 200'/ PRESSURE/ PATENTS: 1,805,176-2,147,031 OTHER PATENTS PENDING, MADE IN U.S.A./ ROCHESTER MANUFACTURING CO. INC./ ROCHESTER, NY USA 2525-5-51'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BODY PAINTED GLOSS RED WITH TWO BLUE BANDS AND BLUE BASE; BLACK PAINTED HANDLE; BROWN LEATHER STRAPS; BLACK PRESSURE GAUGE CASE WITH WHITE DIAL FACE AND BLACK PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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HJORTH, B.A. & CO., Thrower, flame, circa 1949, Artifact no. 1996.0476, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0476.001/

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