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Blue glass grenade-style fire extinguisher by the Harden Hand Grenade Fire Extinguisher Company of Chicago. 1871 and 1883 patent dates and paper label with instructions for use. Sealed with cork and cement and still contains liquid. Glass fire grenades were made between about 1870 and 1910. They were designed to be thrown directly into the fire, breaking the glass and releasing the firefighting chemical within.
Creator: Harden Hand Grenade Fire Extinguisher Company
Date: between 1883 and 1910
Item Number: 347260
Call Number: 1972.39.102
KSHS Identifier: 1972.39.102
Collections - Museum
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Regulative & Protective - Extinguisher, fire
Places - Other States - Illinois - Chicago
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/347260