OK. So we have winners. Ed's SSN is 27 so how many of you can swear you're younger than that.
On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 7:19 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > They were using the brass for ammunition. > > > Craig L. Prahl, CET > Fire Protection Specialist > Mechanical Department > CH2MHILL > Lockwood Greene > 1500 International Drive > PO Box 491, Spartanburg, SC 29304-0491 > Direct - 864.599.4102 > Fax - 864.599.8439 > [email protected] > http://www.ch2m.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron Greenman > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:16 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) > -- 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)
