Extinguisher
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- OBJECT TYPE
- GRENADE/CARBONTETRACHLORIDE
- DATE
- 1942–1955
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1996.0552.001
- MANUFACTURER
- GUARD-X INC.
- MODEL
- GXA/GXAS
- LOCATION
- Montréal, Québec, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 11
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- GLASS GRENADE/ CHEMICAL - CARBONTETRACHLORIDE INSIDE
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 11.0 cm
- Height
- 18.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Fire Fighting
- Category
- Extinguishers
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- GUARD X
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Québec
- City
- Montréal
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- THESE GRENADES WERE USED IN A HOUSE IN OTTAW (71 ORIN ST.) FROM THE 1940S UP TO 1996
- Canada
-
THIS SYSTEM WAS DEVELOPED & PATENTED BY GUARD-X OF MONTREAL. GUARD-X WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1942. IT MANUFACTURED & SOLD THE CARBONTET GRENADE SYSTEM OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FOR MAINLY INDUSTRIAL USE IN EASTERN CANADA UNTIL THE SYSTEM WAS DECLARED DANGEROUS AND BANNED IN CANADA IN THE 1950S - Function
-
USED TO SMOTHER A FIRE WITH THE CARBONTETRACHLORIDE IT CONTAINS WHEN THE GLASS IS SMASHED WITH A HAMMER ATTACHED TO THE EXTINGUISHER HOLDER. - Technical
-
THE GUARD-X SYSTEM OFFERED THE GREAT ADVANTAGE OF BEING 'AUTOMATIC' AS IT HAD A FUSIBLE METAL LINK THAT MELTED AT A 'PRESET' TEMPERATURE RELEASING A HAMMER ATTACHED TO A SPRING WHICH SMASHED THE GLASS GRENADE RELEASING CHEMICALS TO SUPPRESS A FIRE WITHIN 800 CU FT OF THE EXTINGUISHER. IT ALSO COULD BE WIRED TO A FIRE BELL. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- NO MARKINGS
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- CARBONTETRACHLORIDE IS DYED RED/ UNCOLOURED GLASS
- Decoration
- N/A
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GUARD-X INC., Extinguisher, circa 1942–1955, Artifact no. 1996.0552, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0552.001/
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