Mounting, extinguisher
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- OBJECT TYPE
- WALL & CEILING
- DATE
- 1942–1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0551.001
- MANUFACTURER
- ELECTRICAL MFG. CO.
- MODEL
- GXA/GXAS
- LOCATION
- Montmagny, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 11
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL, MAINLY SHEET STEEL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 27.5 cm
- Width
- 10.5 cm
- Height
- 16.0 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
- ELECTRICAL
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- Montmagny
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THIS SET USED IN ONE HOUSE IN OTTAWA (71 ORIN ST.) FROM THE 1940S UP TO 1996 WHEN IT WAS REMOVED
- Canada
-
SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED AND PATENTED BY GUARD-X OF MONTREAL. GUARD-X WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1942. IT MANUFACTURED & SOLD THE CARBONTETRACHOLORIDE GRENADE SYSTEM OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR MAINLY INDUSTRIAL USE IN EASTERN CANADA UNTIL THE SYSTEM WAS DECLARED DANGEROUS AND BANNED IN CANADA IN THE 1950S. - Function
-
USED, WHEN AFFIXED TO A WALL OR CEILING, TO HOLD A GLASS GRENADE FILLED WITH CHEMICALS FOR FIRE EXTINGUISHING, AND TO BREAK THE GLASS WHEN HEAT FROM A FIRE CAUSES A FUSIBLE LINK TO MELT. ALSO A CARTRIDGE DISCHARGES TO GIVE AN ALARM WHEN THE HAMMER BREAKS THE GLASS. - Technical
-
THE GUARD-X SYSTEM OFFERED THE GREAT ADVANTAGE OF BEING 'AUTOMATIC'. THE MOUNTING HAS A FUSIBLE METAL LINK THAT MELTS AT A 'PRESET' TEMP RELEASING A HAMMER ATTACHED TO A SPRING TO SMASH A GLASS GRENADE WHICH RELEASES CHEMICALS TO SUPPRESS A FIRE WITHIN 800 CU FT. OF THE EXTINGUISHER. IT ALSO COULD BE WIRED TO A BELL. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 TO.11: PRINTED ON DECAL: 'ALARME & EXTINCTEUR AUTOMATIQUE/ GUARD-X/ CAN PAT MONTREAL 398,190/ AUTOMATIC ALARM & FIRE EXTINGUISHER/ DANGER/ HANDLE WITH/ CARE/ CARTRIDGE/ INCLUDED/ DANGER/ MAINEZ AVEC/ PRUDENCE/ CARTOUCHE/ INCLUSE'/ STAMPED ON FRONT: 'ELECTRICAL MFG. CO./ MONTMAGNY''GUARD-X/ SPECIAL''CAN PAT 398190'
- Missing
- APPEARS COMPLETE
- Finish
- PAINTED SILVER GLOSS/ DECAL GOLD BACKGROUND WITH RED BORDER AND BLACK PRINTING
- Decoration
- N/A
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ELECTRICAL MFG. CO., Mounting, extinguisher, circa 1942–1955, Artifact no. 1996.0551, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0551.001/
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