- Accession Number:
- 2009.10.2
- Description:
- Brass casting, threaded 1/2" internal diameter base; arched "harp" arms wrap around diamond shaped white metal heat element secured between the sprinkler orifice plug and the diffuser; nickel-plated brass diffuser screwed to top of harp, edges scalloped and folded toward body; stamped on diffuser, "F. GRINNELL/PATENTED JULY 8-15/AUG 1890"; cast into base of fixture, "155/26"; stamped onto element plate, "PAT. NOV 12 '89/155 (degrees) 2".
- Height:
- 2.75
- Width:
- 2
- Depth:
- 1.75
- Date Made:
- ca. 1925
- Place of Origin:
- New Haven, CT
- Collection:
- APH Collection
- History/Provenance:
- APH Collection
- Credit Line:
- APH Collection, 2009.10
- Subjects:
- Fire extinguishers Insurance Safety
- Dimension Notes:
- overall
- Made:
- General Fire Extinguisher
- Material:
- Brass, nickel, white metal
- Updated:
- 05/07/2009
