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Dri Gas Fire Extinguisher Co. Chattanooga Tn. Directions(3rd pic) Throw Forcibly at Base of Fire by Quick Swinging Motions.Embossed letters and quilted glass. Still has chemical and orignal bracket. Just found more info from oldfirestuff that these were used on the railroad and does have a good value as a fire collectible. thanks and enjoy.
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Have not seen one like this before, are they common in your area?Very nice !
Thanks picker for your comment and the love. only one I have seen. Wonder what the chemical is?
Thank you oldfire. i was wondering what the chemical was and was it safe. mine also has the orignal chemical. awsome website you have thanks for the connection.
thanks for the love scotts
So beautiful!
That is a really nice piece!! I have never seen one like it before. It might have carbon tet in it.
Thankx miKKo for the nice comment. Its amazing that they made it such a decorative item
Thanks packrat. I got an email from oldfirestuff.com. a collector of fire fighting stuff. He has one and says the chemical is simply called Dri-Gas and that these are highly sought after. You could be right on carbon tet. Probably didn,t have to disclose chemical used back then.