ROBBYBOBBY64
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Here is a near one. O.J. Childs Co. Utica, N.Y. Fire extinguisher with original cap. It is a heavy lead cap. It is missing the cage but it is what it is.
I googled it and it was a whole cage contraption with a valve you unscrew to mix the liquids. Use it then screw in down to seal again.It looks like it might have been filled with with a liquid and hung upside down. The idea was when the heat melted the lead, the liquid put the fire out. It was a fairly common procedure many years ago. Most were thinner and intended to be thrown at the flames, but that would explain the lead cap. They were frequently filled with carbon tetrachloride which generated a toxic gas when heated, so were outlawed years ago.
Port jervis in an old bottle dump.That is awesome! I was born like 20 minutes from there! Where did you find it?
This had Sulfuric acid filled to the 4oz. Level. It is not been etched by the acid as others sold I saw. Maybe used soon after purchase. The article said it was used on electric cars I think railroad.It looks like it might have been filled with with a liquid and hung upside down. The idea was when the heat melted the lead, the liquid put the fire out. It was a fairly common procedure many years ago. Most were thinner and intended to be thrown at the flames, but that would explain the lead cap. They were frequently filled with carbon tetrachloride which generated a toxic gas when heated, so were outlawed years ago.
Have you seen the exploding fire extinguishing bombs. That have a 4 fuses wrapped around the ball and filled with a powder. You throw it in the fire it lights the fuses and boom the fire goes out. Very weird. Apparently you can get a couple different ones. YouTube has a video of a guy testing them. He even light one off in his hand. So they must be safe. I wonder what is in that thing he is breathing in?This had Sulfuric acid filled to the 4oz. Level. It is not been etched by the acid as others sold I saw. Maybe used soon after purchase. The article said it was used on electric cars I think railroad.
700 degrees for lead I believe.