Expander, hose coupling

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OBJECT TYPE: HYDRAULIC/1.5 IN. COUPLINGS
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0399.001

MANUFACTURER: Bell-Pihl Co.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Arlington, Massachusetts, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL, ALUMINUM AND BRASS; SYNTHETIC HANDLE; GLASS COVER ON GAUGE

Dimensions

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

Length: 62.0 cm
Width: 20.0 cm
Height: 21.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Fire Fighting
Category: Accessory equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Bell Pihl
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Massachusetts
City: Arlington

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: USED AT LEAST FROM THE 1970S [REF 1]
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF FIRE EQUIPMENT SOLD AND USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO EXPAND BRASS EXPANSION RINGS TO FIRE HOSE.
Technical: NO HARD PULLING, PUSHING OR STRAINING AS DEVICE HAS AN EXPAND AND RETRACT LEVER FOR EASY USE & HYDRAULIC GAUGE FOR EXPANSION CONTROL. MAKES EVERY ATTACHMENT A SNUG, UNIFORM, SECURE FIT, PROTECTING COUPLINGS, HOSE AND OPERATOR. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: DECALS ON BODY: 'HYDRAULIC EXPANDER/ [?]/ Bell - Pihl Company/ ARLINGTON 74, MASS' 'RETRACT' 'EXPAND' / PRINTED ON GAUGE: 'DO NOT OPERATE/ OVER 400/ 0 100 200 300 400'/ HANDWRITTEN AND SCRATCHED ON BACK: 'FR 299' 'FR299/59'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: BODY PAINTED RED GLOSS;LEVER CHROMED WITH BLACK HANDLE
Decoration: N/A

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Bell-Pihl Co., Expander, hose coupling, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1996.0399, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0399.001/

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