General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

STEEL CABINET/ COPPER WIRING/ PAPER CARD/ SYNTHETIC AND FABRIC WIRE COVERING/ METAL AND SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/ CERAMIC INSULATOR

Dimensions

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

Length

26.0 cm

Width

26.0 cm

Height

11.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

User site

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

GUARD X

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS USED WITH EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM IN ONE HOUSE IN OTTAWA (71 ORIN ST.) FROM THE 1940S TO 1996

Canada

USED WITH AN EXTINGUISHER SYSTEM DEVELOPED & PATENTED BY GUARD-X OF MONTREAL. THE COMPANYWAS ESTABLISHED IN 1942. IT MANUFACTURED & SOLD THE CARBONTET GRENADE SYSTEM OF FIRE EXTINGUISHING FOR MAINLY INDUSTRIAL USE IN EASTERN CANADA UNTIL THE SYSTEM WAS DECLARED DANGEROUS & BANNED IN CANADA IN THE 1950S

Function

USED TO CONNECT A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON FRAMES TO ONE ELECTRIC BELL

Technical

THIS PANEL WAS PART OF THE 'AUTOMATIC' SYSTEM. WHEN THE FUSIBLE METAL LINK ON THE MOUNTING MELTED RELEASING THE HAMMER TO BREAK THE GRENADE IT ALSO COMPLETED THE CIRCUIT WHICH PASSED THROUGH THE PANEL CAUSING AN ELECTRIC BELL TO COMMENCE RINGING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

DECAL ON TOP: 'ALARME & EXTINCTEUR AUTOMATIQUE/ GUARD-X/ CAN PAT MONTREAL 398,190/ AUTOMATIC ALARM & FIRE EXTINGUISHER/ DANGER/ HANDLE WITH/ CARE/ CARTRIDGE/ INCLUDED/ DANGER/ MANIEZ AVEC/ PRUDENCE/ CARTOUCHE/ INCLUSE'/ PRINTED ON TRANSFORMER: 'CAT. NO./ 872/ CAP. V.A./ 25/ CSA APPROVAL NO. 3902/ EDWARDS/ TRANSFORMER/ (MADE IN CANADA)/ PRI. VOLTS/ 110/ SEC. VOLTS/ 24/ CYCLES/ 60'/ CARD READS IN PART: 'GUARD-X INC./ FIRE ALARM & AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER/ 5877, Ave PAPINEAU Ave. MONTREAL 35/ Installation/ Terminal/ Bell/ Terminal'/ MOLDED IN INSULATOR: 'LEVITON MADE IN USA/ 25A 125V'

Missing

THE INTERNAL WIRING AND THE TRANSFORMER COULD BE NEW

Finish

BOX PAINTED GLOSS GREY/ RED, GREEN, OR BEIGE WIRE COVERING/ BLACK GLOSS TRANSFORMER COVER WITH SILVER PRINTING

Decoration

N/A