General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS/ METAL/ PAPER LABELS/ CARBON TETRACHLORIDE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

N/A

Width

8.5 cm

Height

24.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Fire Fighting

Category

Extinguishers

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Autofyrstop

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Philadelphia

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

FROM 1915 UP TO 1940'S/ THIS ONE PROBABLY AFTER 1929 AS THIS WHEN HOUSE WHERE IT WAS FOUND WAS BUILT

Canada

EXAMPLE OF HOUSE FIRE EXTINGUISHER USED IN CANADA

Function

USED TO EXTINGUISH SMALL DOMESTIC FIRES BY CHEMICAL REACTION AFTER HAVING BROKEN THE GLASS & POURED THE LIQUID CONTENTS ON THE FIRE

Technical

THIS TYPE OF EXTINGUISHER NOW ILLEGAL BECAUSE OF HEALTH HAZARDS CAUSED BY FUMES ESCAPING DURING RECHARGING OPERATIONS & FUMES PRODUCED BY THE THERMAL DECOMPOSITION OF THE LIQUID DURING THE EXTINGUISHMENT & SUPPRESSION PROCESS

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON LABELS: 'AUTOFYRSTOP/ PATS. PEND. TRD. MARK. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ AUTOMATIC FIREEXTINGUISHER/ AND ALARM' 'FOR MANUAL USE/ PULL BOTTLE FROM FRAME AND CRASH AT EDGE OF FIRE - OR BREAK/ NECK ON HARD OBJECT AND SPRINKLE CONTENTS ON FIRE/ PHILADELPHIA, PA. AUTOFYRSTOP/ CO./ U.S. AMERICA/ MFRS.'/ STAMPED IN BOTTOM: 'TR. MK. REG./ U.S. PAT. OFF. AUTOFYRSTOP PAT PEND./ MFG. BY AUTOFYRSTOP PHILA. PA. U.S.AM.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK LABELS WITH SILVER PRINTING/ TEXTURED GLASS

Decoration

DECORATIVE LABELS/ POINT ON TOP OF GLASS BOTTLE