Nozzle of a fire engine from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship Hollandia, anonymous, 1700 - in or before 1743

Title(s)

Nozzle of a fire engine from the wreck of the Dutch East India ship Hollandia

Object type

• firehose

Object number

NG-1978-8-H-1921

Description

Fire engine, firehose nozzle; bent, circular tapering tube, one both ends integral shaped sockets with flanged rims, upper end externally threaded and fitting into nozzle.

Artist

• anonymous

Place

Netherlands

Dating

1700 - in or before 13-Aug-1743

Material

• copper (metal)

Measurements

diameter 5.2 cm × length c. 67 cm

When

• 1743-08-13 - 1743-08-13

Where

• Annet

Who

• Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie
• Hollandia (schip)

Acquisition

purchase 2-May-1978

Copyright

Public domain

Related

• Koppelstuk van een brandslang uit het wrak van de Oost-Indiëvaarder Hollandia

• Hollandia compendium : a contribution to the history, archeology, classification and lexicography of a 150 ft. Dutch East Indiaman (1740-1750), p. 441, cat.nr. 2.9.4.1.
• The Dutch East India Company in the 17th century : life and work of Zacharias Wagenaer (1614-1668), Francine van Anrooy, p. 78