Fire hose
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
Unknown
Materials
Leather, brass, copper and metal
Measurements
Each hose (min) - 430 mm (diameter), Each hose (max) - 445 mm (diameter), Each nozzle (min) - 413 mm (length), Each nozzle (max) - 452 mm (length), Spanner - 207 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 666230
Summary
Three leather fire hoses, each rolled up in a spiral and held fast with a leather belt and metal buckle. At the open end of each hose is a circular metal neck into which fits a brass nozzle. Each of the three nozzles is a tapering cylinder in shape, with a wide circular hole at the end which fits into the metal neck of the hose, and a narrow hole through which the water would spray or jet. Two of the nozzles have a lever on one side, one of which moves, the other does not. There is also a metal spanner which has a circular hole at one end and a square hole at the other. Total number of items is 7.