General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL: ALUMINUM, STEEL, BRONZE; SYNTHETIC;.2 CANVAS WITH TWILL STRAPS AND METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

50.0 cm

Width

42.0 cm

Height

45.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Fire Fighting

Category

Extinguishers

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GORMAN RUPP

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

St. Thomas

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1970S

Canada

MFG. ONLY IN CANADA. CANADA HAS BEEN A WORLD LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT & TESTING OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT & THE FEDERAL FORESTRY SERVICE, OF WHICH PNFI WAS THE KEYSTONEESTABLISHMENT, HAS PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONS & TESTING THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY [REF 1]

Function

USED TO PUMP WATER TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES.

Technical

IN 1973, THE ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES SHOWED INTEREST IN THIS PUMP WHICH LED TO VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS. HOWEVER, IN 1978, IT WAS DISCONTINUED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH THE SUPPLY OF SUITABLE ENGINES TO POWER THE PUMP. [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 MOLDED IN PUMP CASING: '50103/ GORMAN RUPP''1322'/ MOLDED ON ENGINE COVER: 'JLO Rockwell' 'JLO ROCKWELL' 'RAISE LEVER TO CHOKE'/ DECALS: 'FILL HERE TO PRIME' 'SUCTION''MADE IN CANADA' 'INSTRUCTIONS/ [ 10 POINTS FOR OPERATING]' 'CAUTION/ Never run pump dry/ or seal will be damaged./If automatic cutoff/ switch is activated,/ wait for 15 seconds/ before restarting engine.'/.2 no markings

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 PAINTED GLOSS RED; CARRIER TUBES CHROMED;.2 GREEN BODY WITH BROWN STRAPS

Decoration

N/A