Pump, water

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OBJECT TYPE: MANUAL/BACKPACK/NEOPRENE
DATE: 1990
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0472.001

MANUFACTURER: Wajax Industries Ltd.
MODEL: HPO-2
LOCATION: Montréal, Québec, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: BAG: NYLONNEOPRENE WITH ALUMINUM CAP; PUMP: SYNTHETIC HOSE, BRASS PUMP AND NOZZLE

Dimensions

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

Length: 71.0 cm
Width: 52.5 cm
Height: 2.0 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: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED IN THE 1990S
Canada: TYPE SAMPLE
Function: USED TO FIGHT SMALL FIRES IN REMOTE LOCATIONS WHERE WATER IS NOT READILY AVAILABLE.
Technical: LIGHT BAG DEVELOPED TO ENABLE EASY TRANSPORT OF EQUIPMENT TO REMOTE LOCATIONS. PARTICULARLY VALUABLE FOR AIR FREIGHTING AND THE REMOTE TOOL CACHE. THE SMALL STORAGE SPACE REQUIRED MAKES IT AN IDEAL OUTFIT TO CARRY AS "EXTRA" EQUIPMENT ON PUMPER TRUCKS, PATROL CARS, ETC.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: BAG: STAMPED IN CENTER: 'WAJAX'/ PUMP: STAMPED ON CENTER ROD: 'WAJAX-PUMP/ PATENTED CANADA 1961/ PATENTED U.S.A. 1961'
Missing: BACKPACK STRAPS
Finish: BAG: BLACK WITH ORANGE PRINTING; LACQUERED CAP/ PUMP END METAL COVER PAINTED GLOSS ORANGE; MIDDLE ROD LACQUERED; HOSE RED
Decoration: N/A

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Wajax Industries Ltd., Pump, water, circa 1990, Artifact no. 1996.0472, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0472.001/

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