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On Fri, 20 Oct 1995, Dennis Lloyd wrote:
> MARSHAM ([log in to unmask]) writes:
> > We have in our collections a blue glass fire extinquisher bottle. The
> > bottle is rounded, fluted with a fairly long neck with a stopper. The
> > questions we have are, how was it used? Was it thrown at the fire? And
> > what liquid is in the bottle? Any assistance is gratefully accepted.
> > Thanks.
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> YOW!...this sounds like carbon tetrachloride...nasty stuff! Do
> NOT pull the stopper on this one. Yes, the flask was thrown at the fire
> and broken. The carbon tet suffocated the flames.
> Dennis Lloyd.
>
This makes me feel really old. When I was going to Maury
Elementary School in Arlington VA, our fire extinguishers were *red*
glass globes (heat-sealed rather than corked) that sat in holders like
miniature basketball hoops. The brass plate below said it should be
thrown at the base of the flames.
This was a four-story, open-stairwell structure whose wooden
floors were swept daily with oiled sawdust. It's a miracle we all lived
to tell the tale....
Hank Burchard * [log in to unmask] * Washington DC
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