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Ok, another shaker style extinguisher. Found in my grandparents home years ago. My father rescued it and it's been sitting on the shelf in the basement begging to have it's history told. I see others are just as perplexed as to the origin of these products.
Can reads as follows from top to bottom.........
Suspend From Hook
THE
EXCELSIOR
Dry Compound
Excelsior Fire
Appliance Co.
Trade Mark
FIRE
EXTINGUISHER
Directions
Pull Down Forcibly
Thus Removing Cap Then
Hurl The Contents In-
To The Base Of The Flame
With As Much Force
As Possible
NEVER SPRINKLE
THROW FORCIBLY
FLUE FIRES
Throw A Small Quantity
Up Any Opening Below
The Flame
Sole Owners And Manufacturers
Excelsior
Fire Appliance Co
Homestead Pa.
Price $3.00
Gotta love when any instruction regarding saving your life and valuables includes the word "hurl"...
Anybody have any history of this one or theirs?
Fire ExtinguishersThe earliest fire extinguishers were buckets. In New York City, for example…