Tank, Breathing
Object number2012.75.85
Manufacturer
Mine Safety Appliances Company
Mediumrubber; various plastics; metal
Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns
DescriptionYellow metal oxygen tank with black and red print. Attached to metal harness frame; fabric straps and metal buckle. Pressure gauge attached to base. Second pressure gauge on lower end of hose, which has additional hose with bell at end.Dimensions24 x 12.75 in. (61 x 32.4 cm)InscriptionsBlack plastic label attached to back of frame, with white embossed lettering: "SHOP SPARE".
MarksMaker's logo "MSA" pressed into pressure gauge's knob and printed on tank body and straps.
Maker's serial numbers engraved on base gauge's stem: "3F87" / "50" / "62" ; "490"; "02"; "650"; "98".
Caution label attached to back.
Historical NotesPart of a collection belonging to Bernie Burns. The collection documents Firefighters Local No. 1, the firefighting union of which Bernie Burns was the president; his life as a firefighter; and additional items that document growing up in Lawrenceville in the 1960s and 1970s.
Previous owner
Bernard A. Burns
Related institution
Pittsburgh Fire Fighters Local No. 1
(founded 1903)
On View
Not on view
Mine Safety Appliances Company
1918-1988
Union Switch and Signal
Capitol Tool and Supply
