1920-1930
GUSN-18280
Fire suppressors. Red glass bulb filled w/ liquid. Set into metal wire connected to back wall mount. Metal tag connected to wire at front of bulb. Filled w/ liquid.
fire extinguishers
glass (material)
painting (coating)
Glass
Painted
EXTINGUISHER, FIRE
Painted on metal tag: ""FOR/ FIRE/ SHUR. STOP/ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ The Automatic Fireman/ On the WALL/ U.S. PAT. NOS. 1,468,163 1,708,867./ THROW AT BASE OF FLAMES/ IF ABSENT SHUR. STOP/ WORKS AUTOMATICALLY/ INTERNATIONAL/ FIRE EQUIPMENT CORP./ STATEN ISLAND, N.Y./ MADE IN U.S.A.""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Cedric P. Holloway
International Fire Equipment Corp. (Maker)
Staten Island, NY, USA
6 (H), 4.5 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.2366
New York state (United States)
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