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

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Width

11.0 cm

Height

18.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

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Diameter

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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