Extinguisher, Fire
Production date
19th Century
Description
A Harden Star Hand Grenade, fire extinguisher. Blue glass bottle with clear fluid inside. Crystallisation at the neck of the bottle. The cardboard tag attached to the neck of the bottle reads "Hardens' fluid leaks out and forms a foam'.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Production date
19th Century
Production place
Classification
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Harden
Star
Hand
Grenades
were
manufactured
in
the
19th
century
and
were
used
to
extinguish
fires,
by
throwing
the
bottle
'grenade
style'
at
the
base
of
a
fire.
Accession number
A68.541
Collection type
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