fire extinguisher
Object NameFire Extinguisher with Holder
Maker
Auto Fyr Stop Company
Made Fromnon-lead glass,wood,metal
Date1933
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueblown, roughened
Size(a) H: 27.5 cm, D: 12.7 cm; (b) H: 32.1 cm, W: 10 cm, D: 17.2 cm
Accession Number96.4.60
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, wood, metal; blown, roughened. (a) Teardrop shaped bottle of colorless glass with ground "satin glass" finish and two black and silver paper labels with extensive instructions for use, one label on widest part of body is shaped like a four-leafed clover with the "AFS/USES" in center and instructions on each leaf "1/AUTOMATIC/FIRE EXTINGUISHER/WITH/ALARM 2/MANUAL USE/ SQUIRTING 3)/MANUAL USE/SPRINKLER 4/MANUAL USE/BOMBING", label on neck has "AUTOFYRSTOP/1969880/COMBINED UNIVERSAL/AUTOMATIC AND/OR MANUAL/FIRE ALARM EXTINGUISHER and DIRECTIONS FOR MANUAL USE/REMOVE FROM/FRAME BREAK OFF TIP OR ON HARD OBJECT USE TIGHT/GRIP ON NECK/ FOR BOMBING DON'T BREAK OFF TIP" on one side and "DIRECTIONS FOR MANUAL USE/ SPRINKLE/FOR THIN NEAR FIRE/SQUIRT BY SWINGING IN STOP MOTION FOR SCATTERED FIRES/ CRASH AT BASE OF HOT CONFINED FIRE" on the other. (b) Rack of wood and metal to hold extinguisher upside down has label with "PULL BOTTLE FROM FRAME AND CRASH AT EDGE OF FIRE" and "OR BREAK NECK ON HARD OBJECT AND SPRINKLE ON FIRE/ CAREFUL/ DO NOT TOUCH INSIDE".Provenance
Source
Jutta-Annette Page
- 1996-06-10
