General Information

Serial #

54450M

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC AND METAL/ CASE: CARDSTOCK, WOOD, AND METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

103.0 cm

Width

24.0 cm

Height

10.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Industrial Technology

Category

Industrial equipment

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

SCOTT

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

Lancaster

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS ONE USED AT THE CEF FROM 1967 UNTIL 1996.

Canada

EXAMPLE OF BREATHING APPARATUS USED IN FIRE FIGHTING DEPARTMENTS IN CANADA FROM THE LATE FIFTIES TO THE EIGHTIES.

Function

TO PROVIDE AIR FOR BREATHING IN HAZARDOUS ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS.

Technical

OXYGEN BREATHING APPARATUS WAS 1ST DEVELOPED IN 1853, BUT PRACTICAL FIRE FIGHTING APPARATUS WASN'T DEVELOPED UNTIL THE EARLY 1900S IN GERMANY. THE ENCLOSED SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR REGENERATION OF OXYGEN.THIS ARTIFACT IS AN OPEN SYSTEM ELIMINATING WASTE PRODUCTS THROUGH A VALVE & CAN ONLY BE USED FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES. [REF 2].

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON REGULATOR: MFG. PLATE: 'SCOTT AIR-PAK/ SERIAL NO. 54450M/ PAT. NO. 2,445,359/ SCOTT AVIATION CORP./ LANCASTER, N.Y. U.S.A.'/ OTHER PLATES: 'Scott/ AIR-PAK ''MAIN/LINE BY/PASS'/ ON DIAL FACE 'Scott/ USE NO OIL/ 500 1000 1500 2000 2500/ LBS. PER SQ. IN.'/ ON MASK: 'Scott'./ Case: Plate affixed to lid: ‘Scott AIR PAK/ SELF CONTAINED/ BREATHING EQUIPMENT/ SAFETY EQUIPMENT DIVISION/ SCOTT AVIATION CORPORATION/ LANCASTER, NEW YORK, U.S.A.'. Label affixed to lid: ‘GREEN CROSS FOR SAFETY/ EMERGENCY/ EQUIPMENT'. Two decals: ‘CANADA/ AGRICULTURE/ 003164' ‘NMSTC/SMNMST/ [BARCODE]/ 008821'.

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE. BOTTLE OF CLEANING SOLUTION WHICH CAME WITH DEVICE WAS DISPOSED OF AS LABELLED 'POISON'

Finish

BLACK MASK, TUBE AND STRAPS; YELLOW & RED KNOBS; SHINY METAL & BLACK REGULATOR PARTS

Decoration

N/A