Viking Automatic sprinkler head

Sprinkler, Fire

Accession Number: 2009.10.1

Description: Brass casting, threaded 9/16" internal diameter base; arched "harp" arms wrap around heat element which consists of two levers secured between the sprinkler orifice plug and the diffuser and connected by a soldered plate; brass diffuser screwed to top of harp, edges scalloped and folded toward body; stamped on diffuser, "APR 26-1921/F.M."; cast into base of fixture, "VIKING A/160-25"; stamped onto element plate, "160/1925".

Height: 3.25

Width: 2

Depth: 1.75

Date Made: 1925

Place of Origin: Hastings, MI

Collection: APH Collection

History/Provenance: APH Collection

Credit Line: APH Collection, 2009.10

Subjects: Fire extinguishers Insurance Safety

Made: Viking Sprinkler Company

Material: Brass

Updated: 12/08/2010