Contributed by Waldoboro Fire Department
Description
"The Hanks" tin tube fire extinguisher was manufactured by the Hanks Manufacturing company of Augusta. It is full of a dry powder.
This type of extinguisher was used in some of the homes in Waldoboro. This one was donated to the Waldoboro Fire Department by a resident who was cleaning out a barn in town.
About This Item
- Title: Tin tube fire extinguisher, Waldoboro, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Waldoboro, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Tin
- Dimensions: 55.880 cm x 5.3975 cm
- Object Type: Physical Object
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- Firefighting equipment--Maine--Waldoboro
- Fire extinguishers--Maine--Waldoboro
- Fire departments--Maine--Waldoboro
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For more information about this item, contact:
Waldoboro Fire Department1600 Atlantic Avenue, PO Box J, Waldoboro, ME 04572
(207) 832-2161
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