World War II David Autry Plans Examiner Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office 246 S. 14th Street Lincoln, NE 68508 402-471-9659 402-471-3118 fax www.sfm.ne.gov ** Note new email address: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Old, old sprinkler
Well, i'm not quite that old but I do know why. pop quiz worth 3 points to the first YOUNG guy that knows.Be prepared to verify your age by swearing that it's less than Ed Vining's social security number. On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 5:02 AM, David de Vries<[email protected]> wrote: > Now, Ron, play nice! > > I was going to add to my posting that I had an Automatic Issue A from 1945 > and that Prof. Ron would be able to tell us all why this one had a steel > deflector rather than a brass deflector like the one from 1941 in my > collection. I could have said "because he was a young sprinkler guy then and > would know from personal experience", but I did not say that. Now that would > make you the old guy. > > Dave > > David A. de Vries, P.E., CSP > Firetech Engineering Incorporated > 2715 Harrison St. > Evanston, IL 60201 > Tel: 847-733-0944 > Fax: 847-866-6255 > > > > --- On Tue, 7/28/09, Ron Greenman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Ron Greenman <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Old, old sprinkler > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 10:09 PM > > > Don't let him fool you. He's an old guy. > > On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 8:05 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Don't know about a 36B, but I have a 38B in my collection. The deflector is >> stamped "38-600B" while the frame is cast with 38B. Date code is 1966. It >> is a standard spray upright, half-inch orifice, 165F, link and lever design >> made by Automatic of Youngstown O. I also have a 38B damaged in a fire. >> The deflector, link, levers and cap are missing. Same half-inch orifice, >> but made by Automatic of Cleveland O. Don't know when Automatic moved from >> Cleveland to Youngstown, but must have been by 1953. I have a UL Fire >> Protection List from that year that shows them in Youngstown. It also shows >> the 38-600B as an upright and the 38-400B as a pendent. Sorry, no data >> sheet. >> >> Disclaimer: the provision of this information in no way should be viewed as >> an admission of being an old guy. I just collect old stuff. >> >> Dave >> >> David A. de Vries, P.E., CSP >> Firetech Engineering Incorporated >> >> >> >> --- On Tue, 7/28/09, Vince Sabolik <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> From: Vince Sabolik <[email protected]> >> Subject: Old, old sprinkler >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 9:23 AM >> >> >> Good morning all -- especially you old guys... >> >> Does anyone have a cut sheet on Automatic Sprinkler's issue 36B head? >> >> thanks, >> Vince >> >> Vince Sabolik >> Christi Fire Protection, Inc. >> 11351 Pearl Road >> Strongsville, Ohio 44136 >> >> T 440 572-7730 F 440 572-7719 Email: >> <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] >> >> To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] >> (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >> _______________________________________________ >> Sprinklerforum mailing list >> http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum >> For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] >> >> To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] >> (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) >> > > > > -- > Ron Greenman > Instructor > Fire Protection Engineering > Bates Technical College > Tacoma, WA > > Member: > SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA AFAA > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > _______________________________________________ > Sprinklerforum mailing list > http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum > For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] > > To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] > (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) > -- Ron Greenman Instructor Fire Protection Engineering Bates Technical College Tacoma, WA Member: SFPE, ASCET, NFPA, AFSA, NFSA AFAA _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list http://lists.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: [email protected] To Unsubscribe, send an email to:[email protected] (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
