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Title |
Pacific Marine Supply Company Fire TYPE N Pump |
Object Name |
Pump, Fire |
Catalog Number |
2008.030.002 |
Description |
Pacific Marine Supply Company Fire TYPE N Pump 1930 Used for fire fighting. Painted red has spark plugs, glass dial, a place for a belt. Aluminum base; 4 cylinder; Pressure gauge 0 - 300 TYPE N Pump "The Pacific Pumper" Serial No. 1564. First satisfactory portable fire pump. Was first manufactured in 1925. See equipment specification sheet and history of portable pumps in 2012.5.6 archives. Patent #1686146 indicates first units were made in 1928. Type N pumps were made until 1933 when Pacific Marine started making Type Y pumps. Over 4,000 Type N were built. Type NY was a salt water pump. The Pacific Marine company began in 1927 from an earlier c1900 company specializing in fishing supplies in Seattle. Type N pumps were made by mating two 2-Cylinder water-cooled Johnson Outboard Co. motors in a pair to become a 4-cylinder engine to power the bronze gear water pump. (Source Ray Kresek and google Pacific Marine Co. history) Photographed 9/14/2010 |
Date |
1930 |
Year Range from |
1930 |
Year Range to |
1930 |
Dimensions |
H-1.167 W-1.042 L-2.25 feet |
Material |
Metal/Steel |
Subjects |
Fire Pump |
Search Terms |
Fire Tools |
Catalog date |
2008-12-29 |
Collection |
Gerald H. Hight Collection |
Relation |
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