VINTAGE COPPER AND BRASS RIVETED SODA-ACID FIRE EXTINGUISHER - 1961

A RIVETED COPPER SODA-ACID FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITH BRASS FITTINGS, DATED 1961. THE CYLINDRICAL BODY IS CONSTRUCTED FROM COPPER SHEET WITH VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL ROWS OF COPPER RIVETS FORMING THE SEAMS. THE TOP FEATURES A BRASS CAP WITH A KNURLED BRASS DISC AND CENTRAL BOLT, A CURVED BRASS CARRY HANDLE, AND A BRASS OUTLET ELBOW CONNECTING TO A RUBBER DISCHARGE HOSE.

CONSTRUCTION:
* RIVETED COPPER BODY WITH VERTICAL AND CIRCUMFERENTIAL SEAM RIVETS
* BRASS SCREW-THREAD CAP ASSEMBLY WITH KNURLED TOP DISC
* CURVED BRASS CARRY HANDLE
* BRASS OUTLET ELBOW WITH HOSE COUPLING
* RUBBER DISCHARGE HOSE

MARKINGS:
* STAMPED TO BASE RIM: 1961 L 9596
* STAMPED TO TOP CAP: TESTED 9596

CONDITION:
NATURAL AGED PATINA TO THE COPPER BODY. AREAS OF VERDIGRIS VISIBLE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE BODY AND AROUND THE TOP CAP MECHANISM. RIVETED SEAMS ARE INTACT AND SECURE THROUGHOUT. A SMALL DENT IS PRESENT ON THE LOWER BODY NEAR THE BASE RIM. MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE RUBBER HOSE IS PRESENT BUT AGED AND STIFFENED. BRASS FITTINGS SHOW AGE-RELATED PATINA AND VERDIGRIS.

STAMPED REFERENCE: 1961 L 9596

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293581+5

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