Comments on: The History of the Fire Extinguishers as we know it

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:16:40 +0000

Hello Guys,

Just thought I’d mention that if any one has any old extinguishers they dont want, I’d be happy to buy them depending on the type and model. Any nuswift models are happily accepted.

To contact me My email address is jackwilliamlyon@gmail.com

Happy Xmas to you all

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:05:40 +0000

Hi Claire,

After a VERY close look at it I have discovered that it has on the main body the word “ENGLISH” in capitals followed by what looks like the number 17 or 1745, its very difficult to make out

KR
Simon

By: admin

admin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:28:03 +0000

Hi Simon,

Thanks for the comment, has it got any other markings that we might be able to identify it by?

Kind Regards
Claire

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:46:08 +0000

Hi,

I have what Im assuming is very old fire extingunguisher recovered from a factory built in 1840. Its a simple refillable devise and looks much like a bicycle pump.
It has a tube 18″ long and a handle of wood 6″ long. It is 1.5″ dia. It has a removable “spray” nozzle and a spare single spout nozzle attached to the tube of the device. Any ideas Thanks

Simon

By: admin

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:10:03 +0000

Hi Tom,

Many thanks for the enquiry, following your enquiry we have completed a search for you to find some further detail, but it does appear to be quite limited! We hope that this Wikipedia link is a little helpful to you as in the History section it does provide some useful information.

If any of our readers can assist with Tom’s request, we’d be interested to find out too!

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:25:37 +0000

i have a pyrene fire extinghuisher marked b2 c4 q984647 and has U.S.N. on top. about 14″ tall. what year is it and whats the usn stand for .thanks Tom.

By: Jack

Jack — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:14:29 +0000

Hi Guys,

If you have any old extinguishers that you no longer need let me know by emailing me on the email below.

jack.lyon.afp@gmail.com

Regards
Jack

By: admin

admin — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:22:59 +0000

Hi George, pyrene extinguishers don’t really seem to be fetching that much on ebay but we’ve had a couple of comments on this blog from folk who re-condition antique extinguishers. Take a look back over the comments and contact these guys, as they may be willing to purchase from you. Alternatively, if someone is reading this and thinks the pyrene extinguisher is something of interest to them, then please get in touch.

By: George Beck

George Beck — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:07:48 +0000

I have a 2 gallon copper Pyrene extinguisher with brass base and top and it’s empty. It’s patent No. is 257,865/1926 it is pump type is it worth anything.

george Beck

By: admin

admin — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:53:23 +0000

Hi, the contents are potentially hazardous and radium extinguishers have been known to explode when put in differing environments. These types of extinguishers were used in the second world war for putting out incendiary devices, so the model you have may well be 70 years old. You could sell it on Ebay (although you may want to check with them whether this is okay based on the fact it may be hazardous – a collection only listing may be best), because there is a market out there for this kind of thing. Alternatively, call your local council and speak to someone about disposing of the device. Let us know how you get on.