Object Record Detail
From:Te Kuiti Museum and Gallery
Name/TitleBrass Fire Extinguisher
About this object"Sheen" Fire Carbon Tetrachloride Extinguisher, Hand Pump type.
The liquid vaporized upon contact with heat or fire, blanketing the flames and displacing oxygen or interrupting the chemical reaction.
Can be refilled when empty.
MakerNational Fire Protection Company Limited
Date Made1955
Place MadeFeltham, England
Medium and Materialsbrass
Inscription and MarksBrass Plaque on front embossed with "The National Fire Protection Company Limited, Feltham, "SHEEN" Carbon Tetrachloride Extinguisher, Hand-Pump Type, TO OPERATE WORK LIKE A PUMP, One Quart Size, 1955 B.S. 4721, F.O.C. 120/8"
Measurements36.0 long, 8.0 diameter, cm
Object TypeFire Extinguishers
Object number2026.2333
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved
