Pump, water
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- OBJECT TYPE
- HORIZONTAL/1 STAGE/CENTRIFUGAL
- DATE
- 1970
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0402.001
- MANUFACTURER
- GORMAN-RUPP OF CANADA LTD.
- MODEL
- BUSHWACKER L230
- LOCATION
- St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
More Information
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
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