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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1989
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0453.001

MANUFACTURER: Chemonics Industries (Canada) Ltd.
MODEL: FIRE-TROL
LOCATION: Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 3
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 SYNTHETIC WITH METAL ADAPTER;.2 PVC WITH METAL ADAPTER;.3 ALUMINUM

Dimensions

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

Length: 51.0 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 5.7 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: Chemonics
Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1980S AND 1990S
Canada: MANUFACTURED AND USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO INJECT FIRE FOAM CONCENTRATE INTO A PUMP HOSELINE AND THEN GENERATE FOAM THROUGH THE USE OF AIR ASPIRATING NOZZLES. THE FOAM IS USED TO COAT TREES TO FORM A FIRE BREAK, FOR INITIAL FLAME KNOCKDOWN, OR FOR MOP-UP OPERATIONS. [REF 1]
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 DECAL:'FIRE-TROL [LOGO]/ CHEMONICS INDUSTRIES (CANADA) LTD.'/ STICKER: 'MADE IN CANADA/ [MAPLE LEAF DRAWING]'/ HANDWRITTEN ON END: 'PNFI/ 1989'/.2 DECAL: 'FIRE-TROL [LOGO]'/ STICKER: 'MADE[?]'/ MOLDED IN SIDE ATTACHMENT: 'PVC I/ D2466/ NSF-pw/ SCH 40/ SPEARS R/ U.S.A. 2" X 3/4'/ MOLDED IN SIDE:'SPEARS/ U.S.A./ 2"/ NSF-FW PVC-1/ SCH 40 D2455/ FN 87'/ MOLDED IN COUPLING: 'WAJAX'/.3 DECAL: 'FIRE-TROL [LOGO]'/ STICKERS: 'MADE IN CANADA/ [DRAWING OF LEAF]' 'PATENT PENDING'
Missing: IS NOT COMPLETE, THE MAIN FOAM MIXER IS MISSING AS WELL AS VARIOUS NOZZLES AND CONNECTING HOSES
Finish: .1 TUBE IS GLOSS BLUE WITH YELLOW GASKET;.2 BLUE GLOSS;.3LACQUERED
Decoration: EACH PART HAS A "FIRE-TROL" DECAL AND A "MADE IN CANADA" STICKER AFFIXED TO IT

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Chemonics Industries (Canada) Ltd., Foam kit, circa 1989, Artifact no. 1996.0453, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0453.001/

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