Tank, fuel

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OBJECT TYPE: 4 IMP. GAL./METAL/PORTABLE
DATE: 1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0433.001

MANUFACTURER: GORMAN-RUPP CO.
MODEL: BACKPACK
LOCATION: St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL BODY; SYNTHETIC HOSE AND BULB; CLOTH STRAPS

Dimensions

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

Length: 38.0 cm
Width: 24.0 cm
Height: 45.0 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: GORMAN RUPP
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: St. Thomas

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE OF FUEL TANK USED WITH FORESTRY FIRE PUMPS BY THE FOREST INDUSTRY IN CANADA
Function: USED TO PROVIDE FUEL TO A PUMP WHILE IT IS OPERATING
Technical: PORTABLE FUEL TANKS HAD TO BE DEVELOPED TO ACCOMPANY THE LIGHT WEIGHT FOREST FIRE PUMPS DEVELOPED AND USED TO FIGHT FIRES IN REMOTE LOCATIONS
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON FRONT:'Backpack/ MIX: Add 1/2 pint* oil/ 1 gallo[?] of ga[?]e/ CA[?]AC[?]Y: 4 Imperia[?] Gallons/ U.S. Gallons/ PART NO. 11424 *En francais: Un Demiard/ GO[?]AN-RUPP/ MANSFIELD, OH [?]HOMAS, ONTARIO'/ DECAL ON TOP: 'TIGHTEN VENT SCREW TO CARRY./ MUST BE OPENFOR OPERATION/ [ALSO IN FRENCH]'
Missing: APPEARS COMPLETE
Finish: PAINTED RED GLOSS PAINT WITH WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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GORMAN-RUPP CO., Tank, fuel, 1963, Artifact no. 1996.0433, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0433.001/

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