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    Posted 14 years ago

    officialfuel
    (671 items)

    This was one of my first antiques bought over 22 years ago in Waynesville, Ohio at the Sauerkraut Festival. I found this beautiful fire extinguisher in one of there antique stores. It's all copper with a brass name plate. I'm sure someone put some kind of finish on it because it has never tarnished in all the years I've had it. It's a nice conversation piece in the living room.

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    Comments

    1. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you trukn20!
    2. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you jsquig!
    3. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you chevy59!
    4. Jackie Jackie, 14 years ago
      It's truly beautiful. I have a similar one (not pretty and shiny, though) that came from a hotel my great grandfather built in 1901. Does yours have a date?
    5. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you destiny.g.v.! Also thank you Jackie for the nice compliment! I will have to look for the date. :-)
    6. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you kerry10456!
    7. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you MooreAntique!
    8. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you toolate2!
    9. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you mark!
    10. officialfuel officialfuel, 14 years ago
      Thank you leighannrn!
    11. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you pickrknows!
    12. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you Designer!
    13. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you egreeley1976!
    14. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you mtg75!
    15. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you packrat_place and Longings for the love! Have a Happy New Year!
    16. walksoftly walksoftly, 13 years ago
      My first pick was a fire extinguisher like this, I found it in my Grandfathers barn over 35 years ago. It's a beauty!
    17. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you PeterN!
      Thank you BELLIN68 for the love and comment!
      Thank you walksoftly for the love and the comment!
      Thank you jamiedpt!

      Michael
    18. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you packrat-place!
      Thank you shughs!

      Michael
    19. lundy lundy, 13 years ago
      we used to get 4 bucks apeice for those 35 yrs ago sold about 25 of them
    20. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you lundy for the love and the comment!
      Thank you Chevelleman69!

      Michael
    21. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you scottscuff for stopping by and commenting!

      Michael
    22. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you sanhardin!

      Michael
    23. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you junkmanjoe!

      Michael
    24. officialfuel officialfuel, 13 years ago
      Thank you crswerner!

      Michael
    25. officialfuel officialfuel, 12 years ago
      Thank you sugargirl for the love!

      Michael
    26. officialfuel officialfuel, 10 years ago
      Thank you SPEEDWAYPICKER and vintagegirl66 for the loves!

      Michael
    27. Kydur Kydur, 10 years ago
      I recently acquired two of these things and am thinking about polishing one to look like yours - they certainly are eye-catchers when buffed up like that! I also like the patina-aged tarnish look as well so I'm always torn on the subject of polishing.

      It would certainly have a lacquer coat on it to keep it looking that way. In my research on the polishing process I've learned it has to go directly for lacquer after being polished in order to preserve the superb shine that yours has.

      Here's some good 2-part videos on the professional polishing process. They say it took 1.5 hours and it's quite an amazing transformation:

      Part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqQcBJ6A5HY
      Part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M7UtyS5W1U
    28. officialfuel officialfuel, 10 years ago
      Thank you Kydur for the love and the info!

      Michael
    29. jscott0363 jscott0363, 10 years ago
      This is truly awesome offiicialfuel!! I love theses old fire extinguishers. My brother found one, very similar, in a home he bought and restored many years ago. He had it restored and keeps it beside of his unused fireplace. Yours is a really great show piece!!
    30. Kydur Kydur, 10 years ago
      Just curious to know if you've unscrewed the top to determine if the glass soda bottle, gravity plug, and metal bracket is still intact?

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