Antique Attic Fire Extinguisher

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Antique attic fire extinguisher. We are trying to earn enough money to get a new fire truck or at least some new gear. About antique fire extinguisher. Found this old fire extinguisher. After many years inventors created what is now an antique fire extinguisher the precursor to today s modern ones.

Glass fire grenades were used widely for over 40 years. Afo fire extinguisher ball self activation auto fire off device. It says on it that it was made in newark new jersey. 00 24 00 item 11 71 shipping.

Did you scroll all this way to get facts about antique fire extinguisher. 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. It has a. The most popular color.

Glass grenade style fire extinguisher bombs are glass bulbs shaped a little like an incandescent light bulb filled with an unknown liquid. A co any ideas as to what this thing is worth. They would be stored on metal brackets on the wall. Any information and rough values of the items would be greatly appreciated.

An old fire extinguisher can often be sought by collectors for its unique design or ornate beauty as much as for its functionality. 95 0 67 oz free shipping. Can anyone id this antique fire extinguisher. This is a brass pyrene soda acid antique fire extinguisher.

It was meant to be tossed just as one would lob a military grenade. The title of a 1985 article in the l a. Its riveted together with a brass nameplate from sterlinger chas. 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.

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. 09 26 2010 05 35 pm 2. Times summed up the success of fire grenades.

Extinguishing fires before they spread has always been a problem. Fire grenade is a fitting name for this type of fire extinguisher. We decided to clean out the attic in our fire house. Vintage and antique fire extinguishers are hot for collecting.

Well you re in luck because here they come. 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. 4 5 out of 5 stars 122. The most common antique fire extinguisher material is metal.

These types of fire extinguishers were made and used between the years of 1870 and 1910. These were intended to be thrown at a fire and the thin glass container would shatter and disperse the water to extinguish the flames. Glass fire grenade was manufactured between 1870 and 1910.