I meant steel pennies. 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 9:16 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Old, old sprinkler Partial answer. Why? Or perhaps something else was happening between 1941 & 1945? On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 7:13 AM, Autry, David<[email protected]> wrote: > 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) > -- 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)
