Hand granate fire extinguisher (Q31229)
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HAND GRENADE FIRE EXTINGUISHER Early 20th CenturyCobalt blue molded glass, with molded "Rockford Kalamazoo Hand Fire Extinguisher". Height 11.5".Cobalt blue molded glass, with molded "Rockford Kalamazoo Hand Fire Extinguisher". Height 11.5". (English)
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"Rockford / Kalamazoo / Automatic And / Hand Fire Extinguisher" Grenade, America, 1890-1900. Unique bulbous form, cobalt blue, tooled round mouth - smooth base, ht. 11 1/8 inches; (manufacturing surface roughness on neck). A very unusual form with bold embossing. Fine condition. Dr. Charles and Jane Aprill collection. (English)
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From the 1870s through the early 1900s, when a small fire broke out in the interior of the home, a glass orb known as a fire grenade was taken from a wall-mounted-bracket or kept handy next to the fireplace and thrown at the base of the flames. The grenades were filled, in some cases, with salt water (used because it would not freeze in the winter cold), others were filled with carbon tetrachloride and sealed with a cork and cement. The concept was simple; the glass orb shattered on contact and the contents, as it spewed onto the flames, vaporized into fire extinguishing gas. (English)
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According to some historians, the fire grenade had its roots reaching back to time of the Roman Empire. Back then there were no bucket brigades or fire hoses. Some defense against fire was needed; buildings were equipped with primitive fire grenades.The American Civil War was an incubator for new inventions and innovations, and it was during this time the idea of a fire grenade was resurrected. In 1863, the first patent for the fire grenade was awarded. (Several more patents would follow in later years.) In a burgeoning industrial nation such as America, when a market opened requiring goods or services, there was no shortage of manufacturers to provide them. Several companies exploded onto the scene to fill that niche. (English)
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