Extinguisher, Fire
- Object Name:
- Extinguisher, Fire
- Object ID:
- 1995.066
- Creator:
- Harden Hand Grenade Fire Extinguisher Co.
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Chicago, IL
- Date:
- 1884-1886
- Description:
- Extinguisher, fire. Transparent blue glass bottle. Three-piece-mold. Sheared lip. Spherical. Vertical ribs and large band around center. Long narrow neck. Filled with baking soda solution. Embossed text, "STAR" and "HARDEN HAND GRENADE" around center. Printed paper label around neck, "___T_ USE! / _____ [GR]ENADE ____ THAT THE / CONTENTS W___ THE FLAME". Cork; thin wire around neck. Found in a house in Colebrook, NH.
- Material:
- Glass
Cork - Dimensions:
- H-6.7 Dia-4.4 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in a house in Colebrook, NH.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Daniel and Joan Day
- Subjects:
- Fire fighting, Fire fighting equipment
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