Glass fire grenade bottles

[harpplayer]

Came across two old bottles that have the name Harden Hand on them. Believe them to be old form of fire grenade. I think they were once filled with salt water. Any ideas?

 

[GuntherHess]

The harden fire grenades were reproduced in modern times so be careful.

 

[Inkspot]

They were normally filled with carbon tetrachloride a very dangerous chemical to your health and the environment. It was used against fires by depleating oxygen at the source at the flame. It was very effective against electrical fires like halon was.

What color are they?

 

[GuntherHess]

The Harden grenades were likely made before they started using Carbon Tet.
They probably contained salt water to prevent the contents from freezing.

 

[GuntherHess]

http://www.titushistory.com/fire_mpfd_hist_01.html


some content info

 

[blobbottlebob]

Interesting link Gunth.



Wow. The 10,000 post dilemma is miles in the rearview already.

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Steve,

Please do put up some photos so that we might have a look. Is it dated on the bottom?

I surfed onto an episode of Auction Hunters the other evening in which our intrepid storage locker warriors Alan & Ton excavated lockers in Chicago and came upon 2 blue Harden's. One of them, I think the one without the tattooed hair, guestimated value in the $200 dollar neighborhood after an 4 second eyeballing.

 

[GuntherHess]

guestimated value in the $200 dollar neighborhood after an 4 second eyeballing.

..then he ate them...

 

[epackage]

ORIGINAL: surfaceone

Hey Steve,

Please do put up some photos so that we might have a look. Is it dated on the bottom?

I surfed onto an episode of Auction Hunters the other evening in which our intrepid storage locker warriors Alan & Ton excavated lockers in Chicago and came upon 2 blue Harden's. One of them, I think the one without the tattooed hair, guestimated value in the $200 dollar neighborhood after an 4 second eyeballing.

I love reinactment shows that people think are real....

 

[cowseatmaize]

The original patent for the Harden Star was a weak solution of sulfuric acid that would mix with Bicarb of Soda. That was in that google book I linked to for the Hayward a couple weeks ago. Salt was added to a lot of them to prevent freezing.