Rusted Broken fire extinguisher Restoration

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  • čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
  • This is a very old Fire Extinguisher made in USA in 1910 by the company Pyrene Company Limited.
    The name Pyrene was epitomised by their famous 'pump' extinguisher which was installed on public transport, commercial and private vehicles throughout the western world.
    Pyrene Phomene installations were fitted to many ships during the 1930s.
    The liner Queen Mary was protected by the installation of a Pyrene foam fire-fighting system in 1933.
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    Index of operation and materials:
    00:01 presentation
    01:09 cleaning all the parts with easy clean from IBS
    01:48 i put extinguisher in rust remover from MC-51
    02:01 start stripping painting from support
    02:34 after one hour i remove extinghuisher from MC-51
    02:56 start cleaning with metal cleaner
    03:37 i polish with car polish from Meguiars
    04:14 painting the letters with nail polish
    05:00 now i start grinding the support
    06:09 now i clean the support for painting with Blitz from IBS
    06:22 now i apply antirust primer
    06:38 water sanding the primer
    06:56 now i apply two coats of black metal paint for metals
    07:11 presentation
    #Fire
    #Extinguisher
    #Restoration

Komentáře • 775

  • @TysyTube
    @TysyTube  Před 5 lety +14

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  • @Entropy72
    @Entropy72 Před 5 lety +531

    Extinguish fire? No. Have an awesome game of Steampunk Squirtgun? Hell yes!

    • @smike222
      @smike222 Před 5 lety +15

      Entropy being a firefighter here in the Us we have a can that holds 8 gallons and that can put out a lot fire. These small extinguishers can put out a lot of fire when used property.

    • @Entropy72
      @Entropy72 Před 5 lety +12

      @@smike222 You must have truly epic squirtgun battles.

    • @Gogofam123
      @Gogofam123 Před 5 lety +2

      Damn i wrote the same thing)

    • @mellowjr8763
      @mellowjr8763 Před 5 lety +2

      Entropy I like the way you think

    • @davekauffmanjr2069
      @davekauffmanjr2069 Před 5 lety +7

      I agree that this little unit can put out a lot of fire when used correctly,we restored a few to display with our 1914 Buick hose wagon when I was an active firefighter

  • @OddTinkering
    @OddTinkering Před 5 lety +41

    Such a beautiful item, but I hope you don't start very big fires buddy :D

  • @violet-kittychick
    @violet-kittychick Před 5 lety +290

    Do you know how many people would look at this and throw it out not having one itty bitty amount of respect for how old this fire extinguisher is or how much it is a part of history? I would be happy to put it on display given how pretty it looks at the end and I know some boys who have "man caves" who would absolutely love to have it in there. Another job well done and another part of history saved and respected :D

    • @catseye10000
      @catseye10000 Před 5 lety +5

      umm its just stuff

    • @TheLoxxxton
      @TheLoxxxton Před 5 lety +9

      @@catseye10000 yes but it's good stuff

    • @WaltonPete
      @WaltonPete Před 5 lety +10

      My brother-in-law owns a company supplying and installing fire suppression systems and he has a polished antique brass fire extinguisher on display in his house. It looks good but it's not usable.

    • @Ryenalds071
      @Ryenalds071 Před 5 lety +3

      Recycling is not a disrespectful move.

    • @violet-kittychick
      @violet-kittychick Před 5 lety +1

      @@Ryenalds071 Reread what I said and you will understand that I totally agree. Quote: "Another job well done and another part of history saved and respected :D"

  • @stevesteves8915
    @stevesteves8915 Před 5 lety +151

    Now, this one I'm not sure about - you did a great job, but I really liked the way the letteriing looked before...

    • @MrEvilWasp
      @MrEvilWasp Před 5 lety +16

      Yeah me too. It looked cool, unique and full of history with so many stories to tell so i would have kept it how it was.
      Peace

    • @papalazarou5428
      @papalazarou5428 Před 5 lety +7

      Have to agree with you guys......

    • @teacheme
      @teacheme Před 5 lety +11

      Agree totally. Much nicer with all the old patina. Should have left this one alone.

    • @Renville80
      @Renville80 Před 5 lety +5

      Steve SteveS Agreed. It would have been better to just give the outside and the support a good cleaning and fix the internals.

  • @adventureridergirl
    @adventureridergirl Před 5 lety +15

    You need to replace all the internal gaskets, it'll probably work much better then.

  • @timehunter9467
    @timehunter9467 Před 5 lety +10

    Went looking in the comments for “patina perverts” found quite a few. I like cleaned up polished brass. Brings the original look back.

    • @rajanrao
      @rajanrao Před 3 lety +2

      Agreed if you "wanna keep the patina" go find another youtube channel

  • @Vault57
    @Vault57 Před 5 lety +38

    These type of fire extinguishers typically used a chemical agent to extinguish a fire, not water. One of the chemicals used was carbon tetra chloride, pretty nasty stuff. I understand the concept is the extinguishing agent caused a chemical reaction that smothered the fire by removing available oxygen.

    • @thiggy1249
      @thiggy1249 Před 5 lety +4

      I believe that ;you are correct. That Pyrene extinguisher used carbon tetrachloride as the extinguishing agent. In those days, even young stamp collectors used carbon tet. It was used to identify watermarks on the reverse of stamps.

    • @jostouw4366
      @jostouw4366 Před 5 lety +3

      ​@@thiggy1249And very popular with dry-cleaning companies most would be empty in a fire as it had cleaned so many stains along the way

  • @immasurvivor
    @immasurvivor Před 5 lety +65

    I have a feeling im gonna need sunglasses when you are done polishing that thing xD

  • @sanho1988
    @sanho1988 Před 5 lety +143

    Can you restore my faith in humanity?

  • @eurotrash2000
    @eurotrash2000 Před 5 lety +362

    aargh...cosmetically it looks fine but you skipped out on the internal components and seals..water pouring out everywhere..🥴

    • @jaisenfrancis6599
      @jaisenfrancis6599 Před 5 lety

      yes i to

    • @SwedDRPlastic
      @SwedDRPlastic Před 5 lety +43

      Don't think he could have taken it apart without damaging it too much, it's probably soldered together at both ends.

    • @larryfisher7056
      @larryfisher7056 Před 5 lety +49

      More of a clean-up than a restoration...

    • @Lunas2525
      @Lunas2525 Před 5 lety +5

      @@SwedDRPlastic it would be leaded solder heat it up in the oven it would have came apart. but then again that is only if it was soldered i am willing to bet it was not and the seals were made to be able to be replaced he would have got more water out the tip and further possibly

    • @yeagerxp
      @yeagerxp Před 5 lety +39

      WTF? It can not be restored to full functionality. It is now a show piece saved from oblivion, a piece of history. Give it a rest.

  • @togin00
    @togin00 Před 5 lety +104

    I think this is the first thing you restored where I actually like it better before. The old patina on the "label" looked really cool. Oh well, nice job anyway :)

    • @Farlig69
      @Farlig69 Před 5 lety +8

      Agreed on that, everything else he´s restored I´ve been totally fine with, but this one made my heart bleed, all that patina, oh the shame of it...

    • @CapitalNick
      @CapitalNick Před 5 lety +6

      Yes. The label area had a 2-tone effect. Now the whole thing is just brass.

    • @Sae-or1ng
      @Sae-or1ng Před 5 lety +6

      Indeed. Poor old historical patina...It looks nice at the end, but sorry, this is not a restoration.

    • @ihavewaited90daystochangem51
      @ihavewaited90daystochangem51 Před 5 lety +3

      @@Sae-or1ng
      what the hell do you mean it's not a restoration

    • @solarismoon3046
      @solarismoon3046 Před 5 lety +1

      @@-Sergey_ A numismatist is a COIN COLLECTOR, but of course you already knew that. I too like old world things with quality and class - two things that no longer exist in todays' world of throw away junk!

  • @yatharthagarwal2041
    @yatharthagarwal2041 Před 5 lety +58

    I'd say it's a really fancy water gun

    • @paulvldc
      @paulvldc Před 5 lety

      because it''s French ^^

    • @vikings844
      @vikings844 Před 3 lety

      Lame joke! Your only the 10 person with that brilliant peice of comedy!🤪😒😟

  • @TheGraduateApple
    @TheGraduateApple Před 3 lety

    Proud owner of a `60 Pyrene water extinguisher and a Essany-Pyrene soda acid extinguisher, great work Tysy

  • @simeonaustad2299
    @simeonaustad2299 Před 4 měsíci

    Nothing beats old content from Tysy!

  • @DwightMS1
    @DwightMS1 Před 5 lety

    I like so much better how things looked 100, 110 years ago. Everything was ornamented: buildings, park benches, lamp posts, fire extinguishers, everything. Form didn't follow so far behind function. Beautiful job, as always!

  • @declanm5088
    @declanm5088 Před 5 lety

    I found an antique brass fire extinguisher in a garbage pile of an abandoned field house about 4 years ago. Polished it up, and sold it for about $25 Cad. Pretty good for something somebody thought was trash. Keep up the great videos!

  • @snipergunkid
    @snipergunkid Před 5 lety +20

    i liked the originality of the fire extinguisher befor you took of all its paint

  • @shyamdevadas6099
    @shyamdevadas6099 Před 5 lety

    Damn!! You mean to tell me that those fire extinguishers were made to be that shiny and beautiful?!?! Growing up, I have seen lots of old copper fire extinguishers that were in good condition. But, none of them looked that nice. I had absolutely no clue how artistically they were designed. Great restoration, sir!

  • @Pancreaticdefect
    @Pancreaticdefect Před 5 lety

    This reminds me of when I was a kid. My mother was good friends with an old married couple that owned an antique store and there were a bunch of the old manually pressurized brass fire extinguishers in that place. My mother would spend hours visiting them over coffee and I remember being very bored by the whole affair because they didnt have anything that would interest a child save for a few dusty old board games. As an adult, I can only imagine all the incredibly interesting and valuable things they had in that place that I never even took notice of.

  • @greggsvintageworkshop8974

    Gorgeous, beautiful workmanship!

  • @bentimmerman2916
    @bentimmerman2916 Před 5 lety +4

    This would be a great squirt gun, imagine rolling up to a squirt gun fight with this thing.

  • @christinaking8007
    @christinaking8007 Před 4 lety +3

    While I think it would be useless in a fire, it turned out absolutely gorgeous! Great job ♥️

    • @germandude5181
      @germandude5181 Před rokem +2

      In it's original state, those extinguishers were quite useful. They weren't filled with water, but carbon tetrachloride - a vaporizing liquid that is amazing at putting out fires by basically stopping the chain reaction that a fire needs to continue burning. But since carbon tetrachloride was found to be an ozone depleting agent, fire extinguishers with it were phased out in the 1980s and 1990s. These days, you will only find them in commercial aircrafts, since they don't run the risk of suffocating passengers if used to combat a fire.

  • @DrQuadrivium
    @DrQuadrivium Před 5 lety +15

    These things were deadly because:
    They created a sense of security but didn't put out large fires.
    They were filled with carbon tetrachloride, which is carcinogenic.
    When heated carbon tetrachloride decomposes, giving off chlorine gas.
    .

    • @cgamejewels
      @cgamejewels Před 4 lety

      So they had a choice of how they were going to die? 😨😕😧

  • @solarismoon3046
    @solarismoon3046 Před 5 lety

    The most beautiful squirt gun in the world!! It won't put out a fire but it will get you wet! Very old school and cool! it must have been made in the late 1800s' or early 1900s' when everything was made to last and people had dignity and a quality of life and respect. It must have been wonderful to have lived then, but I'll never know. The only thing that I can do is watch from the outside and admire the beauty of such things. These would never put out a fire as they just didn't have the technology that we have today. But they did look pretty hanging from the wall. Thank you so very much for sharing this with the rest of us. I appreciate this kind of craftsmanship so much.

  • @nejiniisan1265
    @nejiniisan1265 Před 5 lety +8

    Lovely restoration.
    I think the original would have a hose with the valve, so that you could pressurize the water or water+bicarbonate inside.
    Not criticizing your excellent work, but you could have enameled the label background to black as well, to keep it like the original.

  • @cricketcricket9749
    @cricketcricket9749 Před 5 lety +1

    Love your work. However on this piece I would have left the patina, dirt and all. I love old stuff, the wear, age, patina, dirt....all of it! Keep up the great videos!

  • @DiesInEveryFilm
    @DiesInEveryFilm Před 5 lety +3

    Absolutely brilliant work mate the thing looks like new

  • @neitzche1245
    @neitzche1245 Před 5 lety +1

    Ahhh, I love old brass all shined up.

  • @CreatorCade
    @CreatorCade Před 5 lety

    I think it’s pretty cool that you have the wall mount for it, those things are even more rare than the extinguisher.

  • @tonyday7233
    @tonyday7233 Před 5 lety +3

    I have two of these, both polished with tripoli and then jewellers rouge, they are on the wall in my man cave , i also have a marine fire extinguisher which was originally painted blue, but which is now shiny brass. Nice job you did on yours, very good. Tony, Australia.

  • @Alex_Bert_
    @Alex_Bert_ Před 3 lety +1

    Dude’s restoring fire extinguishers more recent than the one in my building.

  • @sean1121970
    @sean1121970 Před 4 lety +1

    That was awesome- but because it was a fire extinguisher it felt like something needed to be painted red! XD

    • @vikings844
      @vikings844 Před 3 lety

      Nah, much better in its original form! Tacky idea!

  • @pilotmelayu3341
    @pilotmelayu3341 Před 5 lety +6

    Better use this for Songkran Festival in Thailand. 😀

  • @autumnsun7379
    @autumnsun7379 Před 5 lety

    And now you have a wonderful piece of art to show off in your home.

  • @richardhughes901
    @richardhughes901 Před 5 lety +3

    These videos are a form of meditation.

  • @djevo3441
    @djevo3441 Před 5 lety +1

    Another amazing restore

  • @Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co
    @Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co Před 5 lety +18

    Forget the extinguisher; you have green grass and daffodils!!

  • @mercedesmartinez8571
    @mercedesmartinez8571 Před 5 lety +2

    This would look amazing on an old Jeep 😍

  • @diazconias
    @diazconias Před 5 lety

    Thanks you so much for not putting annoying music to the video.

  • @waelsaeed
    @waelsaeed Před 4 lety +1

    A sophisticated high-end Squirtgun :D

  • @davidmarin348
    @davidmarin348 Před 5 lety +4

    It may not extinguish a fire, but it will look so great, elegant and shiny during it!!!

  • @TheThomasJoseph
    @TheThomasJoseph Před 5 lety +2

    Love the extinguishing fire joke. It could do a great job of that with a birthday cake, but not much more.

  • @sophiarodriguez1861
    @sophiarodriguez1861 Před 5 lety +2

    This guy is truly an artist !

  • @tomwarnock1362
    @tomwarnock1362 Před 5 lety

    Pyrene extinguishers were full of a chemical medium to put fires out not just water. Lovely work.

    • @jostouw4366
      @jostouw4366 Před 5 lety

      not water

    • @tomwarnock1362
      @tomwarnock1362 Před 5 lety

      jos Touw No they were a chemical extinguisher, Carbon_tetrachloride . I was a fire fighter for many years.

  • @waynelarsen2677
    @waynelarsen2677 Před 5 lety

    The people doing the restoration are amazing talented

  • @super_retro8465
    @super_retro8465 Před 5 lety +3

    I personally like the patina on the label, but it still looks really good

  • @bryananderson9914
    @bryananderson9914 Před 5 lety

    I miss seeing the "If you can read this SUBSCRIBE" hidden on the table grinder.Always made me chuckle.

  • @akoznasovajusername
    @akoznasovajusername Před 5 lety +35

    It looks like the rubber gasket is missing on the top, because the water is running out on both sides as you lose too much water and that is why the pressure is low.

    • @TysyTube
      @TysyTube  Před 5 lety +6

      is impossible to restore inside because is sealed

    • @akoznasovajusername
      @akoznasovajusername Před 5 lety +5

      Well, then the extinguisher is actually useless for using to extinguish the fire since it does not work properly.

    • @Divisiondoorway
      @Divisiondoorway Před 5 lety +2

      @@akoznasovajusername Lol wow...

    • @BarrettPvP
      @BarrettPvP Před 5 lety +6

      @@akoznasovajusername it is a historic device in the first place, it doesn't and shouldn't be expected to work the way it did over 100 years ago. anyone that needs to put out a fire shouldn't depend on it when there are more modern devices. so yes it is useless for what it used to be for but its still a piece of history to remember what people once depended on to put out fires.

    • @Misha-lu5ji
      @Misha-lu5ji Před 5 lety

      @@bird289 Woah there, calm down chad thundercock.

  • @raptors3164
    @raptors3164 Před 5 lety

    That is one very nice Fire Extinguisher. My grandchildren would use it as water gun, lol. Very nice work and video.

  • @user-ke2wz1hj5w
    @user-ke2wz1hj5w Před 5 lety +5

    1910 full metal water gun :D

  • @gayle525
    @gayle525 Před 5 lety +1

    Nice job, looks classy.

  • @tronixfix
    @tronixfix Před 5 lety

    Hey man, can you please give stuff like this to museums? After you bring them back to their original condition it would be great to let others see how stuff like this looked like.

  • @95ffd
    @95ffd Před 3 lety

    Nail Polish!!! Never thought of that. Thank you

  • @thebuffingshop9624
    @thebuffingshop9624 Před 5 lety

    In all the years i've refinished all types of fire extinguishers i've never seen one with a bracket. I recent sold one of those i bought years ago for a few bucks from a scrapyard.

  • @Wania_Guimaraes
    @Wania_Guimaraes Před 5 lety

    From 0 to 10.
    10 for the restoration of the fire extinguisher that was incredible. Now the functionality does not deserve 0,5. Thank you for sharing. Greetings from Brasil, 22/03/2019

  • @jsking306
    @jsking306 Před 5 lety

    Your restorations are probably much better looking than the originals. Thanks for all of your excellent videos.

  • @antsteradams
    @antsteradams Před 5 lety

    I like the trick with the nail polish - v clever. Thanks as always.

  • @olddragondude4398
    @olddragondude4398 Před 5 lety

    My grandfather had two similar to this one. He had to get them specially emptied. These type of extinguishers used chemicals, like formaldehyde.
    They do look good as wall hangers.

  • @akaczism
    @akaczism Před 5 lety +4

    Me, watching your videos: "I could do that."
    Me, in reality: *probably breaks everything and sets something on fire*

  • @Quiwi707
    @Quiwi707 Před rokem

    They make amazing object in the past
    Good job restauration

  • @pavelstarbanow7054
    @pavelstarbanow7054 Před 4 lety +2

    Gold hend!
    Good dgob!
    Zlatni raze

  • @FQP-7024
    @FQP-7024 Před 4 lety +2

    That ain't no fire extinguisher that's a ancient super soaker with french trade marks.

  • @artn.7107
    @artn.7107 Před 5 lety

    I love how that old brass polishes to a new finish. It's good that's a fire extinguisher cause that restoration is on🔥🔥🔥!

  • @ddoyle11
    @ddoyle11 Před 5 lety

    It’s certainly beautiful if not functional. Nothing looks better than freshly polished brass.

  • @GusevEvgeniy.
    @GusevEvgeniy. Před 5 lety

    With such a fire extinguisher, the fire is not terrible :)

  • @bradcook1537
    @bradcook1537 Před 5 lety +1

    Ye olde Squirt Gun
    Really cool video, brought that brass back to life.

  • @Speeddemon3
    @Speeddemon3 Před 5 lety +3

    Another masterpiece! Amazing job!

  • @pauliewalnuts1949
    @pauliewalnuts1949 Před 5 lety

    usually I watch your efforts on my tv, you can't comment in that mode. my wife and I enjoy your restorations. There is only one thing I would like to say about this. One of the reasons these had fallen from common use is that they used what is now a hazerdous substance, it is called carbon tetrachloride. It helped to starve the fire of oxygen, but changed chemical structure when it did producing dangerous sub. chemicals. Keep up the good work we look forward to more of your work.

  • @dylanparrish7811
    @dylanparrish7811 Před 3 lety

    I have this exact fire extinguisher, after watching this it makes me want to restore mine too

  • @notxarb21
    @notxarb21 Před 5 lety

    A cosmetic, rather than a functional restoration. That being said, it looks wonderful now, and would look great hanging on the wall!

  • @wetdedstuocm
    @wetdedstuocm Před 5 lety

    That was a nice restoration. I liked how you used the nail polish and then scraped it off. neat... Peace

  • @carriecheaung8641
    @carriecheaung8641 Před 5 lety

    i like how you used nail polish to make it pop out more

  • @MW-ir3cc
    @MW-ir3cc Před 5 lety

    Damn. You polished the shit out of that. Best looking super soaker I've ever seen.

  • @kyledecampos3436
    @kyledecampos3436 Před 5 lety

    That’s one nice antique squirt gun you got there bud

  • @Chocolate_understands.

    Am I the only person who like the before look better?!

  • @UliTroyo
    @UliTroyo Před 5 lety

    The finished result looks great, but I actually dig how the tarnished metal looks. It’s such a beautiful artifact that it looks awesome regardless.

  • @OldlikeNewRESTORATION
    @OldlikeNewRESTORATION Před 5 lety +2

    Wow, amazing work.

  • @Ronaldalan114
    @Ronaldalan114 Před 5 lety

    Another amazing restoration, even though the blueish patina on the brass was gorgeous. I might have cleaned it and cleared the exterior while de-rusting the interior.

  • @adamclarke7394
    @adamclarke7394 Před 5 lety

    Another beautiful restoration. Congratulations.

  • @triniraper
    @triniraper Před 5 lety

    a bucket of water is laughing at that invention, nice restoration :)

  • @Balthazare69
    @Balthazare69 Před 5 lety

    I think the fire extinguished by itself from the shame, when it saw firemen with that fire extinguisher :-D Nice job man, as always :-))

  • @BaDArxz
    @BaDArxz Před 5 lety

    Lovely Extinguisher. Though I think using it on a fire will only make the fire angrier :)))))

  • @dlib89
    @dlib89 Před 5 lety +1

    That's the pretiest squirt gun I ever seen

  • @d.w952
    @d.w952 Před 5 lety +1

    I love your videos, you have a great talent for restoring things!

  • @ZoltanHoppar
    @ZoltanHoppar Před 5 lety

    If I do the renovation, one thing I am surely do differently. I would keep the vintage darker brass look and feel for the product usage manual, and the product name within the metal plate, and only nail polish the contour of the letters. The gold or brass and shine will surely pop with that. That brass effect solution would give an nice contrast to the rest of the fire extinguisher, and the black nail polish is a good idea to make it pretty readable, and get an icon on the wall - the proud work of the manufacturer, and the restorer.

  • @rektralph6778
    @rektralph6778 Před 5 lety

    That's seriously impressive

  • @MillwalltheCat
    @MillwalltheCat Před 5 lety

    Filled with 'Pyrene' so would have been used on a commercial vehicle, like a bus or truck.
    A desirable item with it's bracket, if you're restoring a vintage vehicle.
    I enjoyed watching that.

  • @stevenhoman2253
    @stevenhoman2253 Před 5 lety

    Bravo monseur. A beautiful piece of work.

  • @garymucher9590
    @garymucher9590 Před 5 lety

    I was hopping you were going to polish all that brass. Nice looking project. As far as being able to put out a fire, that would depend on how large the fire was... Thumbs Up!

  • @yeagerxp
    @yeagerxp Před 5 lety +26

    Nice. But does your wife know you used her nail polish? LOL

  • @pauladams1915
    @pauladams1915 Před 2 lety +1

    Surprised it was leaking from the back when you were testing it at the end.

  • @johnnypare7426
    @johnnypare7426 Před 5 lety

    Man you must have such a nice collection

  • @telescopereplicator
    @telescopereplicator Před 5 lety

    Great restoration. Looks fine to me !

  • @jamesmcarthur2490
    @jamesmcarthur2490 Před 5 lety

    For someone that is selftought, you have done a damn good job.

  • @paulsullivan6392
    @paulsullivan6392 Před 5 lety

    Gorgeous results on the exterior. If the pump seals were replaced the extinguisher would be usable on very small fires. Perhaps a small waste basket with paper which was burning. Beyond that do not waste time battling the flames. Get out and call the fire service.

  • @vincentshelpfulhints4085

    Very good for putting out a light match :)

  • @frick566
    @frick566 Před 5 lety +1

    Frikkin AWESOME!!...its great the mounting bracket was with it!

  • @MsLmbat
    @MsLmbat Před 5 lety

    THAT IS GLORIOUS

  • @MrToucana
    @MrToucana Před 3 lety

    This is a Pyrene pump fire extinguisher manufactured some time after 1914. They were filled with carbon tetrachloride, and were widely installed on public transport, and in automobiles and aircraft as well. They were regarded as especially suitable for fighting electrical fires, and remained in use up until the 1960s.