Fire Hose Nozzle with Coupler
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Firefighters use hoses fitted with nozzles to douse destructive flames. Early nozzles, like this brass one, created a simple, straight stream of water. Improvements in nozzle design since the mid-1900s have controlled water flow and pressure -- optimizing a water stream's velocity and reach -- and created new dispersal patterns to help put out the fire.
Firefighters use hoses fitted with nozzles to douse destructive flames. Early nozzles, like this brass one, created a simple, straight stream of water. Improvements in nozzle design since the mid-1900s have controlled water flow and pressure -- optimizing a water stream's velocity and reach -- and created new dispersal patterns to help put out the fire.
Artifact
Nozzle
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
35.797.30
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of H. T. Reeder.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Iron (Metal)
Dimensions
Length: 6 in (nozzle and coupler together)
Diameter: 3.5 in (nozzle and coupler together)
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