Pump, water

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OBJECT TYPE: HORIZONTAL/1 STAGE/CENTRIFUGAL
DATE: 1963
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0427.001

MANUFACTURER: GORMAN-RUPP OF CANADA LTD.
MODEL: BACKPACK 61 1/2 - DP
LOCATION: St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: 18857
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: .1 STEEL FRAME; PUMP - ALUMINUM IMPELLERS AND CASING; SYNTHETIC PIPE COVERS, STARTING HANDLE, TUBES AND OTHER PARTS/.2 CANVAS BODY; FIBRE STRAPS; METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length: 48.0 cm
Width: 28.0 cm
Height: 40.0 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: GORMAN RUPP
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: St. Thomas

Context

Country: North America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: USED FROM THE 1960S UP TO THE PRESENT
Canada: DESIGNED & MANUFACTURED IN CANADA. CANADA HAS BEEN A WORLD LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT & TESTING OF FIRE-FIGHTING AND THE FEDERALFORESTRY SERVICE, OF WHICH PNFI WAS THE KEYSTONE ESTABLISHMENT, HAS PLAYED AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING SPECIFICATIONS & TESTING THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY [REF 3]
Function: USED TO PUMP SURFACE WATER TO FIGHT FIRES IN REMOTE LOCATIONS
Technical: IN ITS TIME THIS PUMP WAS ADVERTISED AS THE LIGHTEST PACK PUMP MADE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 MFG'S PLATE: 'GORMAN-RUPP OF CANADA LIMITED/ ST. THOMAS, ONTARIO/ 50046/ MODEL NO. 61 1/2-DP/ SERIAL NO. 18857' '2 CYCLE/ INDUSTRIAL ENGINE by CHRYSLER/ OUTBOARD CORP./ ENGINE/ MODEL 82003/ ENGINE/ SERIAL 4511/ HARTFORD, WISCONSIN, U.S.A.'/ PLATE ON TOP: 'GORMAN-RUPP/ Backpack/ FIRE PUMP/ FIGHT/ FIRE/ GORMAN-RUPP OF CANADA LIMITED, ST. THOMAS, ONT.'/ MOLDED IN VARIOUS PARTS:'GORMAN/ RUPP/ 11291' 'PATENT APPLIED FOR/ GORMAN-RUPP' '11300/ PUSH LEVER/ DOWN TO CHOKE'/ DECALS: 'INSTRUCTIONS/.../ CAUTION/...''MADE IN CANADA''FILL HERE TO PRIME''SUCTION'/.2 NO MARKINGS
Missing: N/A
Finish: .1 BODY PAINTED GLOSS RED; FRAME CHROMED/.2 BODY OLIVE GREEN WITH BROWN STRAPS
Decoration: N/A

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GORMAN-RUPP OF CANADA LTD., Pump, water, 1963, Artifact no. 1996.0427, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1996.0427.001/

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