T1 500 g responds to the rate of postage of the 1st class up to 500 g - domestic servis. © Slovak Post, 2008 The pumper can be used on a four-wheel cart, or as a separate portable device. According to the illustrated price-list of the fire-fighting equipment, the pumps and fire-extinguishing accessories factory of R. A. Smekal near Prostějov at north Moravia, it was constructed in 1872. The pumper sits on the deck of an iron frame, to which are attached holders for the tailpipes, shafts, front and rear seats, climbing bars, two-wheel hose reel, tool-box and a brake for the rear wheels. The chassis of the carts were produced both with and without suspension. The front axis with a bolt can be turned 360 degrees. The water tank is made from Steyr sheet metal and is attached to the top of the frame. The intake nozzle is located on the right and the discharge nozzle is on the left. A two-arm lever with a rod is located just above the compression chamber (air box) made from copper sheet. The pumper model was produced with cylinders of 100, 110 and 125 mm diameters. The first ever four-wheel pumper was produced in 1858. In 1881, the first Czech steam-powered pumper for the capital city, Prague, was produced. The family company Smekal was one of the most distinguished producers of fire-fighting equipment, tools and other fire-extinguishing accessories not only in Bohemia, but throughout the former Austria-Hungary. Technological advances enabled the company to successfully compete on the market from 1820 until the 1940s. The person behind the company’s success is Raimund August Smekal (1863 – 1937), a good engineer with business acumen. The company operated its factories in Čechy pod Kosířem, Prague-Smíchov, Slatiňany, and several sales and customer service outlets in Vienna, Zabreg (Croatia), Turčiansky sv. Martin, and some other locations. Blahoslav Lazorík