Fire Extinguisher, circa 1959
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Artifact Overview
Pressurized fire extinguishers, which propel fire-suppressing chemicals with compressed gas, have been in use since the mid-19th century. Improved designs used less toxic chemicals, or specific chemicals that were most effective against certain types of fires. In all cases, a fire extinguisher was intended to stop or slow a small fire before it grew into something more dangerous.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Fire extinguisher
Date Made
circa 1959
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Made by General Air Products Corporation in Chicago, Illinois. Distibuted by Xerox Corporation of Rochester, New York.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2020.52.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Xerox Corporation.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Color
Brown
Black (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Red
Dimensions
Height: 18.125 in
Diameter: 2 in (@ widest point)
Inscriptions
on front:
DIRECTIONS FOR USE / HOLD NOZZLE DOWNWARD. OPEN VALVE WIDE / AND DIRE[CT S]TREAM TO BASE OF FIRE. ESPECIALLY / EFFECTIVE ON OIL, GAS AND ELECTRICAL FIRES. / LIFT VALVE HANDLE / THEN TWIST / CAPACITY - 10 OZ. CO2 (CARBON DIOXIDE) CLEAN, / SAFE, ODORLESS, NON-STAINING, NON-TOXIC. / W[EI]GHT OF FULL EXTINGUISHER (LESS NOZZLE) IS / STAMPED ON CYLINDER. EMPTY EXTINGUISHER / WEIGHS 10 OZ. LESS. WHEN EXTINGUISHER IS / SIX OZ. BELOW STAMPED WEIGHT IT SHOULD BE / REFILLED. / REFILLS ARE OBTAI[NA]BLE FROM ANY C[?]FIRE EX- / TINGUISHER REFIL[?]ATION. THIS UNIT EQUIPPED / WITH SAF[TE]Y [?] / WARRANTY - CYLINDER CONFORMS TO I.C.C. REGU- / LATIONS. / MANUFACTURED BY / GENERAL AIR PRODUCTS CORP. / CHICAGO 25, IL[LI]NOIS
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