Antique Attic Fire Extinguisher

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Antique attic fire extinguisher.

Glass grenade style fire extinguisher bombs are glass bulbs shaped a little like an incandescent light bulb filled with an unknown liquid. With numerous diverse incarnations to tell the story of their history each era of antique fire extinguisher can develop its own loyal following. Did you scroll all this way to get facts about antique fire extinguisher. Well you re in luck because here they come.

View profile view forum posts titanium join date oct 2007 location howell mi posts 2 226. Found this old fire extinguisher. We decided to clean out the attic in our fire house. A co any ideas as to what this thing is worth.

About antique 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. 4 5 out of 5 stars 122. After many years inventors created what is now an antique fire extinguisher the precursor to today s modern ones.

The title of a 1985 article in the l a. We are trying to earn enough money to get a new fire truck or at least some new gear. Fire grenade is a fitting name for this type of fire extinguisher. Its riveted together with a brass nameplate from sterlinger chas.

An old fire extinguisher can often be sought by collectors for its unique design or ornate beauty as much as for its functionality. Vintage and antique fire extinguishers are hot for collecting. Afo fire extinguisher ball self activation auto fire off device. It has a.

95 0 67 oz free shipping. Rangehood fire suppressor 1 pair 4 8 out of 5 stars 11. 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. It says on it that it was made in newark new jersey.

There are 222 antique fire extinguisher for sale on etsy and they cost 169 84 on average. Fire grenade wasn t so hot at its job learn more about fire grenades. These types of fire extinguishers were made and used between the years of 1870 and 1910. Extinguishing fires before they spread has always been a problem.

Can anyone id this antique fire extinguisher. It was meant to be tossed just as one would lob a military grenade. They would be stored on metal brackets on the wall. Any information and rough values of the items would be greatly appreciated.

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. Glass fire grenades were used widely for over 40 years. Glass fire grenade was manufactured between 1870 and 1910. 00 24 00 item 11 71 shipping.

09 26 2010 05 35 pm 2. The most common antique fire extinguisher material is metal. This is a brass pyrene soda acid antique fire extinguisher.