Antique Attic Fire Extinguisher

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Antique attic fire extinguisher.

Found this old fire extinguisher. These were intended to be thrown at a fire and the thin glass container would shatter and disperse the water to extinguish the flames. 09 26 2010 05 35 pm 2. With numerous diverse incarnations to tell the story of their history each era of antique fire extinguisher can develop its own loyal following.

Times summed up the success of fire grenades. Can anyone id this antique fire extinguisher. We decided to clean out the attic in our fire house. It has a.

An old fire extinguisher can often be sought by collectors for its unique design or ornate beauty as much as for its functionality. About antique fire extinguisher. Glass fire grenades were used widely for over 40 years. They would be stored on metal brackets on the wall.

4 5 out of 5 stars 122. There are 222 antique fire extinguisher for sale on etsy and they cost 169 84 on average. These types of fire extinguishers were made and used between the years of 1870 and 1910. Any information and rough values of the items would be greatly appreciated.

Fire grenade wasn t so hot at its job learn more about fire grenades. Tenyu car electric or circuit box automatic self activation fire extinguisher fire suppression device purple. The most popular color. This is a brass pyrene soda acid antique fire extinguisher.

95 0 67 oz free shipping. The most common antique fire extinguisher material is metal. It says on it that it was made in newark new jersey. The earliest glass fire suppression devices or fire grenades were hand blown patterned often colored round glass bottles usually filled with salt water until about 1900.

Vintage and antique fire extinguishers are hot for collecting. Fire grenade is a fitting name for this type of fire extinguisher. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about antique fire extinguisher. The title of a 1985 article in the l a.

At first fire extinguishers were as simple as a bucket in each home dedicated to the cause so that householders could toss them out to volunteer firefighters in times of need. View profile view forum posts titanium join date oct 2007 location howell mi posts 2 226. Glass fire grenade was manufactured between 1870 and 1910. Extinguishing fires before they spread has always been a problem.

Well you re in luck because here they come. Rangehood fire suppressor 1 pair 4 8 out of 5 stars 11. It was meant to be tossed just as one would lob a military grenade. After many years inventors created what is now an antique fire extinguisher the precursor to today s modern ones.

Glass grenade style fire extinguisher bombs are glass bulbs shaped a little like an incandescent light bulb filled with an unknown liquid. We are trying to earn enough money to get a new fire truck or at least some new gear. If there was a fire any person young or old would be able to take it out of the holder and throw it at the.