Extinguishing fires before they spread has always been a problem.
Antique attic fire extinguisher.
The title of a 1985 article in the l a.
After many years inventors created what is now an antique fire extinguisher the precursor to today s modern ones.
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.
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 grenade style fire extinguisher bombs are glass bulbs shaped a little like an incandescent light bulb filled with an unknown liquid.
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.
The most common antique fire extinguisher material is metal.
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It was meant to be tossed just as one would lob a military grenade.
Fire grenade is a fitting name for this type of fire extinguisher.
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Glass fire grenades were used widely for over 40 years.
We decided to clean out the attic in our fire house.
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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.
This is a brass pyrene soda acid antique fire extinguisher.
An old fire extinguisher can often be sought by collectors for its unique design or ornate beauty as much as for its functionality.
These types of fire extinguishers were made and used between the years of 1870 and 1910.
Its riveted together with a brass nameplate from sterlinger chas.
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There are 222 antique fire extinguisher for sale on etsy and they cost 169 84 on average.
Glass fire grenade was manufactured between 1870 and 1910.
Vintage and antique fire extinguishers are hot for collecting.
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They would be stored on metal brackets on the wall.
Times summed up the success of fire grenades.
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