Pump, water

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OBJECT TYPE: HORIZONTAL/4 STAGE/CENTRIFUGAL
DATE: 1964
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0401.001

MANUFACTURER: Wajax Mfg. Ltd.
MODEL: MK.3
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: R 22 92
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL: ALUMIMUM; STEEL GAS TANK; SMALL SYNTHETIC PARTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 65.0 cm
Width: 32.0 cm
Height: 47.0 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: Wajax
Country: Canada
State/Province: Québec
City: Montréal

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: USED FROM THE 1960S TO THE PRESENT TIME
Canada: PUMP MADE IN CANADA. CANADA HAS BEEN A WORLD LEADER IN THE DEVELOPEMENT & TESTING OF FIRE-FIGHTING EQUIPMENT. THE FEDERAL FORESTRY SERVICE, OF WHICH PNFI WAS THE KEYSTONE ESTABLISHMENT, HAS PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONSAND TESTING THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE TECHNOLOGY [REF 3]
Function: USED TO PUMP WATER TO FIGHT FOREST FIRES IN REMOTE LOCATIONS
Technical: THIS PUMP WAS DEVELOPED AND MANUFACTURED IN CANADA BUT USES A MOTOR MADE IN AUSTRIA. AT PRESENT IT IS THE MOST POPULAR PUMP USED IN CANADA. IN 1964 THE MARK3 WAS INTRODUCED TO REPLACE THE MARK 2M. THE 4 STAGE CENTRIFUGAL PUMP IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME AS FOR MARK 1 AND MARK 2
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MOLDED ON PUMP: '[WAJAX LOGO]/ CENTRIFUGAL PUMP/ TYPE 12-16/ SER. NO. R 22 92' '12-10'/ DECAL ON SIDE: 'WAJAX MARK-3 PUMP UNIT/ [OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS]/ DECALS ON MOTOR:'DEVELOPED AND MANUFACTURED IN CANADA/ BY WAJAX MANUFACTURING LTD. - MONTREAL, QUE. H4T 1E5/ MARK 3/ 4 STAGE HIGH PRESSURE FIRE PUMP/ FREE FLOW 340 LITRES MINUTE/ PSI IGPM BAR LITRE/MIN/ [VARIOUS VALUES]/ WAJAX [LOGO]/ ESTABLISHED IN 1898'/ TWO HEARING PROTECTION WARNINGS/ONE STARTING WARNING/'MARK 3/ LUBRICATION & FUEL/.../ OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS/.../IMPORTANT/[STARTING WARNING]'/ PLATE ON MOTOR: 'Manufactured for Wajax by/ BOMBARDIER -ROVAX GMBH GUNSKIRCHEN/Mod.No3416868'
Missing: From CA of 06/29/1999 by Tony Missio: No - Appears complete.
Finish: PUMP AND PART OF MOTOR PAINTED GLOSS ORANGE
Decoration: N/A

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