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OBJECT TYPE: FLOAT DOCK
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0469.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: STEEL

Dimensions

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

Length: 47.0 cm
Width: 30.0 cm
Height: 14.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Plumbing
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: THIS ONE PROBABLY IN THE 1970S
Canada: TESTED BY THE CANADIAN FORESTRY SERVICE FOR USE IN FOREST FIRES. PART OF THE TESTING PROGRAM BY THE FEDERAL FORESTRY SERVICE IN WHICH IT WAS A WORLD LEADER IN ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONS AND TESTING OF THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF FIRE TECHNOLOGY. [REF 2]
Function: USED WHEN PUMPING SURFACE WATER TO OVERCOME THE WHIRLPOOL ACTION OF THE WATER WHICH RESULTS IN THE PUMPING OF AIR AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF SUCTION
Technical: IS DESIGNED TO LEVEL ITSELF AND HOLD STRAINER IN CORRECT POSITION AND DEPTH IN THE WATER UNDER ALL WEATHER AND PUMPING CONDITIONS. STRAINER MAY BE REMOVED FROM FLOAT FOR USE AS A CONVENTIONAL TYPE STRAINER IN CISTERNS OR OTHER VERTICAL WATER SOURCES. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: no markings
Missing: N/A
Finish: PAINTEDGREY
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Strainer, circa 1970, Artifact no. 1996.0469, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0469.001/

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