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Pyrene Fire Extinguishers, Hand-Pumped - Pair [132993]

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Pyrene Fire Extinguishers, Hand-Pumped - Pair  [132993]
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50.00USDto r*******R+ buyer's premium (12.50)
This item SOLD at 2021 May 24 @ 10:09UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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A pair of hand-pumped fire extinguishers by the Pyrene Fire Extinguisher Company. These brass cylinders became ubiquitous in many forms of public transportation as well as in commercial businesses and private vehicles. They were filled with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4, a.k.a. Halon, R-10 refrigerant) and operated by pointing the base of the cylinder at the fire, turning the handle at the top to release the contents, and pumping the handle in and out to spray the fire with suppressant. These two were salvaged from the Eureka Theater in Eureka, Nevada. Pyrene continues to this day under the name Chubb Fire Security.

Date: 1910s
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