Antique Vintage ” DEFENDER ” SODA ACID BRASS FIRE EXTINGUISHER – Manufactured by THE SCHWARTZ BROTHERS, INC. Of PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, U. For your consideration. This is a very rare “DEFENDER” Soda Acid Antique Copper and Brass Fire Extinguisher manufactured by ” SCHWARTZ BROTHERS, INC, ” and has production marking on the front embossed brass plate for PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, U. The history of the production of this extinguisher is printed on the embossed brass plates right on the front. DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS WONDERFUL PIECE OF FIRE FIGHTING HISTORY. THE ORIGINAL GLASS CONTAINER, STEEL CAGE, AND LEAD GRAVITY STOPPER ARE INCLUDED WITH THIS ANTIQUE – LITERALLY HISTORY INSIDE AND OUT. THIS ANTIQUE IS EMPTY. Do not miss out!! This will make for a unique and perfect gift for any collector or fire fighter. This beauty is very old as it is a brass, torpedo shell style extinguisher. TRULY RARE and ONE OF A KIND with the high gloss red enamel paint restored!!! These are the original colors for this type of Fire Extinguisher. As the pictures so, this one is polished and its beautiful. DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS BEAUTY!!!!! The original extinguisher hose is present and is clearly depicted within all of the photographs. Further, as you can tell from the pictures, the bronze cap is cleaned, polished and restored with high gloss red enamel paint. The cap is in great shape with no deformations and has been restored with the high gloss red enamel paint, and is easily unscrewed in case you want to gain access to the interior of the exterior to change the extinguisher into a lamp or other item. Finally, the construction of this antique is rare and unique as it is an copper shell body. The pictures tell the true story of this beautiful antique piece of fire fighting history. This is a RARE extinguisher as it has a beautiful brass, torpedo shell style fire extinguisher with the original brass embossed plates. The original high gloss red enamel paint for the brass embossed plates has also been restored as well. This wonderful piece of history has had had its original bronze cap restored. This makes this antique truly unique and special. The history of this antique in printed along the front and the bronze cap making this antique a wonderful piece of fire fighting history. The front brass plates with high gloss red enamel paint. Everything on this piece just shines and tells a fantastic story of fire fighting history. This is an antique as the serial number is very low at “277234” of the manufacturing run. DO NOT MISS OUT!!!! This piece of fire fighting history is not a repop piece as it has the signs that it was used to fight fires. While this is not a piece of repop, it is in remarkable shape with very few if any blemishes. Please, please, please look at all the photographs. I have shined this antique as well as possible but this was a tool to fight fires and condition of the copper and brass is in outstanding condition even though it was a tool to fight fires. Ultimately, the brass body and brass embossed plates shine to the point that you can see yourself in the metal. Overall, this is truly beautiful. Please look at the pictures, as they show the true condition of this antique, and while no true antique piece of fire fighting history is mint or perfect, this one shined up and restored beautifully. This antique is not mint as it was clearly a tool that was used to fight fires. The few blemishes of its past battles fighting fires can be seen on the body of this piece of fire fighting history. DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS BEAUTY!!!! Please remember, the cap on this antique does screw off and you can easily remove the cap should you wish to modify this antique yourself. This will be a great centerpiece or conversation piece. DO NOT MISS OUT!!!!!!! This antique has been polished and the enamel paint restored. The construction of this antique is very unique as it has been built with copper rivets along the back, which dates this antique from the early 1900’s. This piece of history has the very unique brass, torpedo shell styled construction of this antique extinguisher. DO NOT MISS OUT ON THIS UNIQUE PIECE OF FIRE FIGHTING HISTORY. The face plate has been polished with the enamel paint restored. The brass body and front embossed plates look beautiful. The condition of the antique is clearly shown in the photographs. The brass body had been shined and the true condition is shown in al l of the photographs. This antique dates back to the early 1900’s, based on its Underwriter Laboratories stamp, the wording on the brass embossed plates, and the bro. Given this antique’s age, the condition of this beauty is remarkable. This is a truly beautiful piece. Please remember this is an authentic. Piece of fire fight. Ing history so it is not mint and as it was used to fight fires, but as the pictures show, this piece of history is in outstanding condition and would a wonderful addition to any coll. This is the DEFENDER SODA-ACID FIRE EXTINGUISHER, a beautiful rare piece that was manufactured by SCHWARTZ BROS, INC. In PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, U. This is true collector’s piece. If you collect fire fighting history, steampunk, or Americana, do not miss out on this beautiful collector’s piece. The extinguisher is EMPTY and the int. Ernal ingredients and contents have been removed. That being said, as is depicted in the photographs. T he top cap does unscrew from the extinguisher. THIS ANTIQUE COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL GLASS ACID CONTAINER, STEEL CAGE, AND LEAD GRAVITY STOPPER. Please, please, please, look at all the photographs, they tell the true story of this beautiful antique and the copper body has been polished and the original enamel paint has been restored to this wonderful antique!!! Please do not expect that this antique is in perfect condition, it is well over 100 years old and was a piece of fire fighting equipment. It will naturally have some signs of wear and tear that comes with age. This is not a REPOP PIECE and is an authentic piece of fire fighting history. LOOK AT THE PICTURES, AS THEY TELL THE TRUE STORY AS TO THE CONDITION OF THIS ANTIQUE. THIS PIECE IS EMPTY , AS THE ORIGINAL CONTENTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED. NO ACTUAL INGREDIENTS WITHIN THE ANTIQUE EXTINGUISHER. This would make the perfect gift for your collector or fire fighter!!!! Please, please, please look at the pictures. The pictures tell the true story of this beautiful antique. This is a piece of fire fighting history that is approximately over 100 years old. Please do not expect it to be in mint condition, it does have some small blemishes but this beauty shines and has a near mirror finish. Nothing that old is not in mint condition and this is NOT A REPOP PIECE, it is a true antique piece of history. If you are expecting perfection, please move on. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. PLEASE LOOK AT THE PICTURES, THEY SHOW THE TRUE CONDITION OF THIS ANTIQUE. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK. The item “VERY RARE Antique Vintage DEFENDER Brass Fire Extinguisher-Polished Restored” is in sale since Thursday, August 19, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Historical Memorabilia\Firefighting & Rescue\Extinguishers”. The seller is “banzark” and is located in Nixa, Missouri. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Year: 1909-1914
- Featured Refinements: Brass Fire Extinguisher