Can, pyrene
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- OBJECT TYPE
- REFILL
- DATE
- 1916
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1966.0871.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Pyrene Mfg. Co. of Canada Ltd.
- MODEL
- PYRENE LIQUID
- LOCATION
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL CAN
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 11.5 cm
- Width
- 8.5 cm
- Height
- 11.4 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
- Pyrene
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Toronto
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- THIS TYPE OF PRODUCT PRESUBABLY USED C. 1910-1930S, AND POSSIBLY LATER. THIS CAN NEVER USED.
- Canada
-
LIQUID PYRENE REFILL FOR PYRENE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, MADE IN TORONTO ONTARIO BY CANADIAN BRANCH OF PYRENE MFG. CO. - Function
-
USED TO REFILL DEPLEATED PYRENE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. - Technical
-
PYRENE FIRE EXTINGUISERS POPULAR IN FIRST HALF OF 20TH CENTURY. PYRENE WAS EFFECTIVE IN FIGHTING GREASE, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL AND REFUSE FIRES. IT IS EXTREMELY TOXIC, FORMING A POISONOUS GAS WHEN SUBJECTED TO EXTREME HEAT: IT IS ALSO POISONOUS IF INGESTED. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Orange decal on can front reads "Pyrene/ LIQUID/ REG. TRADE MARK/ TO REFILL PYRENE FIRE/ EXTINGUISHERS/ CAUTION/ SEE THAT TRADE MARKED SEAL IS UNBROKEN/ DO NOT MIX WATER OR OTHER/ LIQUIDS WITH PYRENE/ PATENTED IN DOMINION OF CANADA/ DEC. 11, 1911....FEB. 8, 1916/ ALSO PATENTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES/ ORIGINAL CONTENTS OF THIS CONTAINER/ SOLD ONLY FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH/ APPARATUS MADE OR APPROVED BY/ Pyrene Manufacturing Company/ OF CANADA LIMITED/ Toronto". Identical French text appears on back of can. "TO OPEN PUNCH/ BOTH CORNERS" appears in raised print on top of can.
- Missing
- NONE.
- Finish
- SILVER METAL CAN/ DECORATED BY BRIGHT ORANGE PRODUCT INFO. DECALS; GOLDTONE DECALS DEPICTING FIRE EXTINGUISHERS APPEAR ON SIDE PANELS.
- Decoration
- HIGHLY DETAILED DECALS DEPICT FIRE EXTINGUISHERS: TEXT IN ENGLISH & FRENCH ON EXTINGUISHERS IS LEGIBLE.
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Pyrene Mfg. Co. of Canada Ltd., Can, pyrene, after 1916, Artifact no. 1966.0871, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1966.0871.001/
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