Contributed by Waldoboro Fire Department
Description
This Pyrene Push Button Fire Extinguisher is made of brass and is typical of home fire extinguishers of the 1950s.
To use the extinguisher, the home owner aimed it at the fire and depressed a button on the top. Many came with a mount to attach them to the wall.
About This Item
- Title: Pyrene fire extinguisher, Waldoboro, 1953
- Creation Date: 1953
- Subject Date: 1953
- Location: Waldoboro, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Brass
- Dimensions: 24.3 cm x 7.6 cm
- Local Code: Vintage Fire Extinguisher 1
- Object Type: Physical Object
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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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